The Book of Nature

For over six decades Ruskin Bond has celebrated the wonder and beauty of nature as few other contemporary writers have or indeed can. The Book of Nature brings together the best of his writing on the natural world not just in the Himalayan foothills but also in the cities and small towns that he has lived in or travelled through. In these pages you will find leopards padding down the lanes of Mussoorie after dark the first shower of the monsoon that brings with it a tumult of new life the chorus of insects at twilight ancient banyan trees and the short-lived cosmos flower among other fascinating beings. This volume proves yet again that for the serenity and lyricism of his prose and his sharp yet sympathetic eye Ruskin Bond has few equals. About the Author Ruskin Bond is one of India’s best-loved writers who has written over 500 short stories essays and novellas and more than forty books for children. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014.