THE ROOM ON THE ROOF: 60th Anniversary EditionA CLASSIC COMING-OF-AGE STORY WHICH HAS HELD GENERATIONS OF READERS SPELLBOUND Rusty, a sixteen-year-old Anglo-Indian boy, is orphaned, and has to live with his English guardian in the claustrophobic European part in Dehra Dun. Unhappy with the strict ways of his guardian, Rusty runs away from home to live with his Indian friends. Plunging for the first time into the dream-bright world of the bazaar, Hindu festivals and other aspects of Indian life, Rusty is enchanted . . . and is lost forever to the prim proprieties of the European community. This special edition marks the 60th anniversary of this award-winning book, written when the author was just seventeen. Poignant, heart-warming and an absolute classic, this book is forever a joy to read. |
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FOUR | |
EIGHT | |
TWELVE | |
the car Kishen cried out for sheer joy but at the back Suri | |
FOURTEEN | |
us all to get out and push? | |
SIXTEEN | |
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afraid arms asked asked Rusty bazaar beautiful began body boy’s chaat closed colour coming cried dark Dehra don’t door everything eyes face feel feet fell fingers finished forest front gave give gone green guardian hair hands happened Harrison head Kapoor keep Kishen knew laughed leaving light live looked lost mean Meena mind missionary’s Mister morning moved never night passed play present pushed rain Rajesh Khanna Ranbir river road roof rose round Rusty Rusty felt Rusty’s seemed seen shirt shouted shut silence slapped smile Somi Somi’s soon sound stay steps stood sure Suri sweeper boy tell things thought took train trees turned wait walked wall wife window wondered young