This brilliant new collection of stories by one of Indiaās best-loved storytellers richly evokes Dehradun of the 1940s; with its quaint cinema halls and crumbling villas; its modest chaat-shops and ubiquitous tongas. But; as young Ruskināthe narrator in these interconnected talesāsoon discovers; not all is as it seems in this sleepy town. Behind the tranquil facade; Dehra is home to a cast of colourful characters: from plucky old women to possible murderers.
āThe Canalā is a joyful tribute to adolescent mischief and adult resolve; in which a group of roguish boys must face the consequences of antagonizing the much-feared Miss Gamla. āOver the Wallā celebrates the resilience and hard-won dignity of a man ravaged by leprosy as he struggles to come to terms with his malady. The dashing young army captain in āAt Greenās Hotelā might be the perfect gentlemanāor a murderer. And in āThe Skeleton in the Cupboardā; an old scandal is revived following a chance discovery; leading to wholly unexpected results.
By turns charming and poignant; witty and exhilarating; Secrets is vintage Bond.
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