Whispers in the Dark

For all those who have trembled through Ruskin Bond’s tales of horror and mystery here’s another collection of strange and dark stories from the master storyteller. Within these pages you will befriend Jimmy the jinn who has trouble keeping his hands to himself be witness to the mischief of the Pisaach and Churel who live in the peepul tree and find yourself in the company of a bloodthirsty vampire cat among other tales and curiosities that are guaranteed to send a delicious shiver down your spine! Written in Bond’s inimitable style and riveting to the core this beautifully illustrated book is a must-have for anyone with a taste for the macabre. About the Author Born in Kasauli in 1934 Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar Dehradun New Delhi and Shimla. His first novel the Room on the Roof written when he was seventeen received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written over five hundred short stories essays and novellas (some included in the collectionsDust on the Mountains and Classic Ruskin Bond) and more than forty books for children. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in India in 1993 the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Delhi government's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi's Bal Sahitya Puraskar for his 'total contribution to children's literature' in 2013 and was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2014. He lives in Landour Mussoorie with his extended family. He has regaled generations of readers for decades.