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In this delightful collection; Ruskin Bond introduces us to the Dehradun he knows intimately and loves unreservedly&; the town that he had spent many years of his childhood and youth in. A town which; when he knew it; was one of pony-drawn tongas and rickshaws; a town fond of gossip but tolerant of human foibles; a town of lush litchi trees; charming winter gardens and cool streams; a small town; a sleepy town; a town called &; Dehra&;.With classic stories and poems like &; Masterji&;; &; Growing up with Trees&; and &; A Song for Lost Friends&; and previously unpublished treasures like &; Silver Screen&;; &; Dilaram Bazaar&; and &; Lily of the Valley&;; this anthology is replete with journal entries; extracts from the author&;s memoirs and; of course; poetry; non-fiction and stories set in or inspired by Dehra.Evocative; wistful and witty as only Ruskin Bond can be; A Town Called Dehra is a celebration of a dearly-loved town as well as an elegy for a way of life gone extinct.
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