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Sick was she on Thursday,Dead was she on Friday,Glad was Tom on Saturday nightTo bury his wife on Sunday.Loved for the evocative power of his short fiction, Ruskin Bond is well-known for his riveting stories. Told in his distinctive style, this is an eclectic collection of fourteen storiesfrom humour and horror to warm and soul-stirring. Classics such as Aong Walk for Bina'' and Grandfather''s Earthquake'' rub shoulders with tales of Fosterganj whereizards are chased to prepare magic oil, while spooks and haunted mansions give you goosebumps!Few writers can create as compelling stories and conjure up as eccentric characters, as Ruskin Bond can. When the Clock Strikes Thirteen is storytelling at its effortless best.

WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES THIRTEEN

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      Publisher Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
      Published 20 September 2017
      ISBN-13 9788129148797
      978-8129148797
      ISBN-10 812914879X
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      Anthologies & Short Stories Books by Ruskin Bond

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      Book Synopsis
      Sick was she on Thursday,Dead was she on Friday,Glad was Tom on Saturday nightTo bury his wife on Sunday.Loved for the evocative power of his short fiction, Ruskin Bond is well-known for his riveting stories. Told in his distinctive style, this is an eclectic collection of fourteen storiesfrom humour and horror to warm and soul-stirring. Classics such as Aong Walk for Bina'' and Grandfather''s Earthquake'' rub shoulders with tales of Fosterganj whereizards are chased to prepare magic oil, while spooks and haunted mansions give you goosebumps!Few writers can create as compelling stories and conjure up as eccentric characters, as Ruskin Bond can. When the Clock Strikes Thirteen is storytelling at its effortless best.

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