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Monday, February 28, 2011

Roads to Mussoorie - Ruskin Bond



Ruskin Bond ! He looks like the English- version of my uncle Kunjukunju. Bond is a chronic  bachelor with an unbeatable witty tongue - so is my uncle. This is my first of Bond books. It describes the writer's surroundings and his many journeys to,from and around Mussoorie with a delectable sense of humor. He is our friendly  neighborhood writer with an uncanny eye and ear for the ordinary and most often unnoticed trifles of daily life. The best part is the introduction in which he urges the reader to read the book backwards. Yes, read this book from the last chapter for a change.

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