Our Trees Still Grow In Dehra

So I am putting this comment in just to clean up my 'currently-reading' shelf. 'Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra' is not a book one reads to finish, I suppose. I've read all stories in this book, if that is what is meant by finishing this book. But I have been reading this for the last couple of years.......more

Really loved this collection of stories having so much of variety. Every story incites emotion of a different category - loss of a parent, returning back to a city after decades, grandpa's pets, wisdom, reminiscing childhood friendships and partners in crime. All of them stamped with Bond's signature......more

Our trees still grow in Dehra is a beautiful collection of short stories. These short stories are from Ruskin Bond's own life. Ruskin Bond is India's beloved author who never fails to put a smile on my face. These short stories are full of joy and uplifting. The author grew up in the mountains and h......more

I always like the writings of Ruskin Bond especially when he talk about his life and about the mountains. I am also a lover of nature like him. Regarding this book, i can simply say that it is masterpiece of his work. Very nice collection of stories from his life. Some are serious, some are thought......more

What can I say? Scarcely had I started the book when I reached the end! It was impossible to let go and now that it's finished I do indeed have a sense of emptiness. As is usual he deftly touched our heart effortlessly... the anecdotes set in new India and the old. His apparent deep love for nature......more