In this gorgeously illustrated collection, Ruskin Bond has put together his succinct observations on his favourite flowers. From the dandelions, daises and buttercups to the snapdragons, violets and marigolds—Bond describes them all. This pocketbook is a handy guide for anyone who is interested in exploring the world of flowers as well as all those who love reading about nature. Gentle, elegiac, and replete with beautiful descriptions, A Little Book of Flowers is for every nature-lover to cherish.
About the Author
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 twenty-three 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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