Book Review : Looking for the Rainbow by Ruskin Bond

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Almost 5 years back, when I was in Delhi, I was finally able to visit the Delhi Book Fair and the trip just could not get any better. I finally had the privilege to meet Mr. Bond (Not James) who was signing books at that time. A lot of my friends tell me that it is not a big privilege to get a signed book of his as he is quite easily available in a cafe in Dehradun but coming from a small town where you hardly get to see any authors, this was quite special to me. Though I should inform that it was my very first Ruskin Bond book that I had ever purchased and I never looked back.

Coming back to the book, this will be quite a short review as the book is of hardly 105 pages along with illustrations. The book
was published on the occasion of Mr. Bond's 89th birthday and it talks about his relationship with his father 2 years before his death. The book takes the readers to Delhi in first half of the book where Ruskin starts developing a bond with his father when he takes a break from his education for a year. The later half of the book follows the events of his school at Shimla before his father's death.

The book is written quite beautifully with an equally complimenting illustrations. The story is quite simple but touches you in a lot of different ways. The book brings even those memories that I have with my father a
nd this makes me go and hug my dad. Quite a short book that can be finished in hardly half an hour, do add this to your collection as the book teaches you to appreciate the most important people in your life.

My Rating - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5 (A perfect 5 star after quite a long time)

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