THE CORAL TREE

‘I felt a sudden nostalgic
longing for childhood and an urge to remain behind in my grandfather’s house
with its tangled memories and ghosts of yesteryear. But I was the only one
left and what could I do except climb coral and jackfruit trees?’This is a collection
of fourteen some fiction and others semi-autobiographical short stories by
India’s master storyteller, Ruskin Bond. From his early days to the present,
these engaging tales include his childhood in a palace, a ghost in his house
and vignettes of his eccentric family. Feelings of nostalgia that would grip
him as he moved towns rub shoulders with the excitement of youth in other
stories. Also included in this collection are some of his popular fiction
such as ‘The Tunnel’, ‘A Special Tree’ and a ‘Tiger-King’s Gift’.The Coral
Tree will leave you entertained, amused and charmed with its heart-warming
tales the way only Bond can.