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As theight came on, I saw the cat standing at the foot of the bed, tail erect and hair on end. It was very angry. And thenits appearance changed and its head was that of a humana woman, black-browed with flaring nostrils andarge crooked ears, herips full and drenched with bloodmy blood!This is a collection of some of Ruskin Bond''s most pithy short stories ranging from eerie suspense to touching empathy. There''s a bloodthirsty cat in a colonial rest house; an uncle who carries a vial of deadly arsenic with him; a mysterious woman whose seven husbands have disappeared one after another; and the touching tales of animals in the wilderness and theironely struggle for survival against humans.Captivating and addictive, The Chakrata Cat will keep you enthralled till the end.

THE CHAKRATA CAT

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      Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/11/2017
      ISBN13: 9788129149541, 978-8129149541
      ISBN10: 8129149540
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      Book Synopsis
      As theight came on, I saw the cat standing at the foot of the bed, tail erect and hair on end. It was very angry. And thenits appearance changed and its head was that of a humana woman, black-browed with flaring nostrils andarge crooked ears, herips full and drenched with bloodmy blood!This is a collection of some of Ruskin Bond''s most pithy short stories ranging from eerie suspense to touching empathy. There''s a bloodthirsty cat in a colonial rest house; an uncle who carries a vial of deadly arsenic with him; a mysterious woman whose seven husbands have disappeared one after another; and the touching tales of animals in the wilderness and theironely struggle for survival against humans.Captivating and addictive, The Chakrata Cat will keep you enthralled till the end.

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