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Bond, Ruskin, 1934-. Time stops at Shamli and other stories. New Delhi, India ; New York: Penguin Books, 1989, 11th printing number line, A Penguin Original, 180pp., PAPERBACK, very good, fresh attractive copy, two small old price labels on rear cover. Ruskin Bond's simple characters, living amidst the lush forests of the Himalayan foothills, are remarkable for their quiet heroism, courage and grace, and the age-old values of honesty and fidelity. Residents of nondescript villages and towns, they lead lives touched by natural beauty as well as suffering--the loss of a loved parent, unfulfilled dreams, natural calamities and ghostly visitations, which only reinforces their abiding faith in God, family and neighbor. Told in Ruskin's distinctive style, these stories are a magnificent evocation of an India that may be fast disappearing. - CONTENTS: The funeral -- The room of many colours -- Time stops at Shamli -- Most beautiful -- The last truck ride -- The fight -- The tunnel -- The summer season -- Going home -- Masterji -- Listen to the wind -- The haunted bicycle -- Dead man's gift -- Whispering in the dark -- He said it with arsenic -- The most potent medicine of all -- Hanging at the Mango-Tope -- Eyes of the cat -- A crow for all seasons -- A tiger in the house -- Tiger, tiger, burning bright. ISBN 9780140128420.