The Hoopoe On The Lawn
Author: Ruskin Bond
ISBN: 978-8119635290
Price: Rs. 299.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
From the master storyteller comes a wonderful new tale about friendship, eccentric relatives, ghosts, nature, and the enduring magic of childhood.
Browse this title within our Summer Read collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 64 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-8119635290.
About the Author
Ruskin Bond is the author of several bestselling novels and collections of short stories, essays, and poems. These include The Room on the Roof (winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize); A Flight of Pigeons; The Night Train at Deoli; Time Stops at Shamli; Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra (winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award); Angry River; The Blue Umbrella; Delhi Is Not Far; Rain in the Mountains; Tigers for Dinner; Tales of Fosterganj; A Gathering of Friends; Upon an Old Wall Dreaming; Small Towns, Big Stories; Unhurried Tales; A Gallery of Rascals; Rhododendrons in the Mist; Miracle at Happy Bazaar (winner of the Kalinga Literary Festival Children’s Book of the Year, 2021); It’s a Wonderful Life; The Shadow on the Wall; Song of the Forest; The Last Tiger; and The Gold Collection. Ruskin Bond was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1999, a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi government in 2012, and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. He was selected for a Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General Fiction Readers (All Ages)
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-8119635290
- Publisher
- Aleph Book Company
- Pan-India Delivery
- Dispatches in 24–48 Hours across India
What is this book about?
From the master storyteller comes a wonderful new tale about friendship, eccentric relatives, ghosts, nature, and the enduring magic of childhood.
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy Summer Read and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Ruskin Bond.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book for the quiet magic it brings to everyday life. Through friendships, quirky relatives, and whispers of the supernatural, it takes you back to a time when childhood felt endless and wonder lived just outside the window. The writing is warm and evocative, blending nature and memory in a way that lingers long after you turn the last page. It’s a pocket-friendly, feel-good read that offers comfort, nostalgia, and a gentle reminder of how small moments shape who we become.
- Published by Aleph Book Company.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 64.
Catalog Description
From the master storyteller comes a wonderful new tale about friendship, eccentric relatives, ghosts, nature, and the enduring magic of childhood.
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