The Blue Umbrella

Binya trades a leopard''s claw pendant for a beautiful blue umbrella, becoming the envy of her village. Set in Garhwal hills, Ruskin Bond''s novella portrays village life with heroism and redemption. ?The umbrella wasike a flower, a great Blue flower that had sprung up on the dry Brown hillside.'' in exchange for heruckyeopard''s claw pendant, Binya acquires a beautiful Blue umbrella that makes her the envy of everyone in her village, especially Ram Bharata, the shop-keeper. Ruskin Bond''s short and humorous novella, set in the picturesque hills of Garhwal, perfectly capturesife in a village, where both heroism and redemption can be found.

• | Author: Ruskin Bond
• | Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jan 01, 2014
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9788129141996
• | ISBN-10: 812914199X