
A Book Of Simple Living : Brief Notes From The Hills
SPECIFICATION: Publisher : Speaking Tiger Books By : Ruskin Bond Cover : Hardcover Language : English Edition : 2015 Pages : 160 page Weight : 250 g Size : 12.7 x 1.11 x 20.3 cm ISBN-10 : 819307100X ISBN-13 : 978-8193071007 DESCRIPTION: Mist fills the Himalayan valleys, and monsoon rain sweeps across the hills. Sometimes, during the day, a bird visits me-a deep purple whistling thrush. She perches on the window sill, and looks out with me at the rain.' This personal diary records the many small moments that constitute a life of harmony-with the self, the natural world, and friends, family and passersby. In these pages, we watch a wild plum blossom and the moon come up between two deodar trees; we hear a redstart whistle and the rain drum on a tin roof; we recognize the aftermath of loss and the consolation of old companions. "A Book of Simple Living" is a gift of beauty and wisdom from India's most loved, and most understated, writer..