Secrets of a Joyful Life by Bond, Ruskin

Secrets of a Joyful Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789361566226)

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Secrets of a Joyful Life by Bond, Ruskin

Secrets of a Joyful Life

$19.99
Secrets of a Joyful Life by Bond, Ruskin

Secrets of a Joyful Life

$19.99
Format: Paperback
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"The world around me--be it the mountains or the busy street below my window--is teeming with subjects, sights, thoughts that I wish to put into words in order to catch the fleeting moment, the passing image, the laughter, the joy, and sometimes, the sorrow."

Amid life's vagaries, joy is what tethers us, lending meaning to our existence.

In the modern-day rat race, we often forget its value, prioritizing material goals while the essence of joy remains elusive, like lightning in a bottle. Secrets of a Joyful Life explores how to discover joy amid the grind of daily life. Through delightful, heartwarming stories, Ruskin Bond invites readers to pause and see life through the eyes of the writer on the hill--sometimes slow, sometimes chaotic, but always punctuated with moments of pure joy.

Author: Ruskin Bond
ISBN-10: 9361566229
ISBN-13: 9789361566226
Publisher: Rupa Publications India
Language: English
Published: 11/25/2024
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.34d
By Ruskin Bond
By Ruskin Bond
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Ruskin Bond is known for his signature simplistic and witty writing style. He is the author of several bestselling short stories, novellas, collections, essays and children's books, and has contributed a number of poems and articles to various magazines and anthologies. At the age of 23, he won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his first novel, The Room on the Roof. He was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi Government in 2012 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.

Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart from three years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India and now lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his adopted family.

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