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BooK Review by -Kumari. Soorya S L

One of the nice things about growing old is that we have so much to look back upon. Throughout this book, Ruskin Bond takes us to his old memories and these are the seven brilliant stories in the book ‘Secrets’

Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British decent. He is considered to be an icon among Indian writers and children’s authors

The first story is ‘the canal’ one of the best stories in this book. Ruskin Bond is just superbly natural when he describes his childhood, when he talks about things he did with friends.

The second, a more grave one and probably all real as he indicates in the introduction, is another touching one and is probably the best story of the book. The story called ‘Over the Wall’ innocently pictures the approach of children to serious matters especially when they understand it. What amazes me is how he can express things from childhood, someone of 65-70 years old.

The third story , ‘Graceae’  is almost a fiction that is delight to read . this is about a girl Gracie , who lived near to the author’s house.

‘Green’s Hotel’, though is the first story that did not like so much. Ruskin Bond tries a little crime detective thing here which is again fiction which facts in the back ground ,but this one did not work out so well.

One more detective story , The skeleton in the cupboard is not that great, especially the end of it, but it is a little differently written.

‘Late night show’ is yet another fact-fiction mix by bond, in which the story develops quite interestingly and except for a slightly too twisted end, the story is kind of nice.

‘The tiger in the longue’ is a small and in a way common place story, but with a little imaginative twist at the end.

Overall Secrets is a mixed book by Ruskin Bond where he has tried a few detective stories as well, these told with the backdrop of his childhood.

Hope you all could enjoy this book.