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Ruskin Bond, as always,
brings together in his
stories a bunch of di-
verse and quirky char-
acters. His fiction is
especially celebrated
for the unforgettable
misfits, dreamers,
small-time con artists,
rapscallions and drift-
ers who populate it.
A Gallery of Rascals
will bring together, for
the first time, the most
memorable rogues in
his stories. Look out
for the new tales to be
featured in this collec-
tion—‘A Man Called
Brain’, ‘Sher Singh and
the Hot-water Bottle’—
while enjoying oldfavourites like ‘The
Thief ’s Story’, ‘The Boy
Who Broke the Bank’,
‘Tigers for Dinner’ and
‘A Case for Inspector
Lal’. Immensely read-
able, the 30 stories
in the collection will
show exactly what
makes Bond a master
storyteller.YOU MAY ALSO LIKE ...Daastan-e-
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Muslim Kitchens (Hachette): Mas-
terChef India contestant Sadaf Hus-
sain explores the stories and tra-
ditional cooking techniques of 30
dishes of Muslim communities in
India. With easy recipes adapted to
modern times, the book aims at al-
lowing people to recreate and sam-
ple these mouthwatering delicacies.A Gallery of Rascals by Ruskin Bond,
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