Once You Have Lived With Mountains
By Ruskin Bond
Paperback | e-book
Isn't the book
cover beautiful? My sister-in-law said excitedly as she handed over the book to
me. ‘Indeed’ I said as I continued to
look at the book cover in awe.
This book was a gift and she wanted me to check it out.
Can I borrow it for a week? I requested to which she agreed happily.
Well, I must confess that of all the books I have read to date this book has the best book cover picture. I simply kept looking at the picture it was so soothing to my eyes.
Thinking that it must be a travel story I turned to the back cover to find out more about the book. It talked about Ruskin Bond’s reminisces of nature and people when he stayed in the mountains. “OK, let’s give it a shot” I thought.
So, here is a
book review of “Once you have lived with Mountains” authored by Ruskin
Bond.
About the Author
Ruskin Bond is an
award-winning Indian author of British descent. He has written many
novels, essays, short stories, and books for children. Most of his literary
work is influenced by his life in the foothills of the Himalayas where he spent
his childhood.
He currently stays in Landour, Mussoorie. He is known for his simple and expressive style of writing.
About the Book
What did I like about the book?
I feel blessed to have spent a lot of time with my grandmother
while I was growing up. I loved interacting with her and listening to her life stories. She would tell me about her childhood and her family, how she met my
grandfather and how she managed to settle into a different culture and
environment post marriage.
It was a pleasure listening to her and I would often implore
her to tell me more.
This book has reminded
me of her stories, and I found myself reading it with the same excitement and
wonder as I experienced while listening to my grandma.
Maybe this is because like my grandma’s stories these
stories are real, exciting, and relatable.
I particularly liked the author’s account of fairy hill
where he described a trek to a scenic hilltop. It was also exciting to read
about his tale of smelling a leopard in the tunnel who was just a few meters
away from him and I was touched with his aunt’s efforts to find him a suitable match
even at the age of 60.
Who should read this Book?
If you are
feeling overwhelmed and fatigued due to COVID travel restrictions, you can pick
this up to feel the freshness of the mountains.
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