Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories

Adorned with 30 beautiful stories from Ruskin Bond the book Night Train at Deoli and other stories effortlessly makes in to the must-have must-read list of every reader. Simple heart-warming and thought-provoking stories will take you to heavenly grounds of Dehradun and Mussoorie where the author himself has spent his childhood and teenage years. The stories in the book speak of simple folk who live in the technology untouched valleys and hills the lush greenery and little crowded markets. through the book does not contain any suspense or murder mystery it is sure to feel you connected with the author's idea of beauty his anguish joy and pain. Ruskin Bond's Night Train at Deoli offers you a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life and fills you will serenity as you learn about the beauty in simplest pleasures. A book filled with small doses of heart melting stories- a book that's loved admired and recommended by many. About the author Ruskin Bond is one of the most popular writers of India of British descent. His first novel was The Room on the Roof which he wrote at an age of seventeen and earned the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in year 1957. His works can also be seen in text books of almost every school. Apart from novels he has written several essays children books and poems. In 1993 he received the Sahitya Akademi Award while Padma Shri in year 1999. He lives with is adopted family in Landour near Mussoorie. About the Author Ruskin Bond's first novel The Room on the Roof written when he was seventeen won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written several novels (including Vagrants in the Valley A Flight of Pigeons and Delhi Is Not Far) essays poems and children's books many of which have been published by Penguin India.He has also written over 500 short stories and articles that have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993 and the Padma Shri in 1999.