A Fire in the Night
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The residents of Fosterganj are shocked and speculations run rife as the Fairy Glen Palace mysteriously catches fire. Once the Queen of Ranipur, the Rani Maooks at her people from the balcony-- only this time, she is contemplating suicide. An actor-couple is trying to break the monotony of their mundaneives in the big city by taking a break in the hills, but sinister intentions are bubbling right under the surface. This is a collection of thrilling stories by Ruskin Bond, each delving deep into a particular incident that fills the readers with apprehension as it seems to move towards a certain ending, but takes a sudden turn to end with a stunning climax. Hold on tight to your seats, as A Fire in the Night takes you on an electrifying emotional rollercoaster ride.
Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond is one of India's most well-known writers. Born in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, in 1934, he grew up in Jamnagar, Dehradun and Shimla. In the course of a writing career spanning over seventy years, he has published over a hundred books, including short-story collections, poetry, novels, essays, memoirs and journals, edited anthologies and books for children. The Room on the Roof was his first novel, written when he was seventeen. It received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. He has also received many other awards, including the Sahitya Akademi award in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Many of his stories and novellas including The Blue Umbrella, A Flight of Pigeons and Susanna's Seven Husbands have been adapted into films.
Ruskin lives in Landour, Mussoorie. His other books with HarperCollins include These are a Few of My Favourite Things, Koki's Song, How to Be a Writer, The Enchanted Cottage and How to Live Your Life.
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