When Darkness Falls and Other Short Stories

A compilation that once again invites curiosity about the Ruskin Bond way of life.’ Ruskin Bond displays all the qualities of a master storyteller: a deceptively effortless style, an eye for the extraordinary in seemingly humdrum lives, and a deep empathy with his characters. Humorous, sad… More and nostalgic, …a treat for all Ruskin Bond fans.’There is an overwhelming simplicity in all his stories.
A deceptively effortless style, an eye for the extraordinary in seemingly humdrum lives, and a deep empathy with his characters. We make the acquaintance of Markham, a war veteran condemned to a lifetime of loneliness by a tragic accident: Susanna, the merry widow who loved each of her seven husbands to death; the sad wife who returns after her death only to find that her husband has moved on, to another life and another love; a simpleton who outwits a crafty ghost; and Kundan Lal, the reckless rake whom women find irresistible. We also go down memory lane with the author; to Dehra Dun of the 1940s and 50s, when life was simpler and there was space for the small errors of young and eccentric lives. All in all a decent read which can be finished within 2 hours....