‘These great trees of the mountains, I feel they know me well, as I watch them andisten to theirsecrets, happy to rest my head beneath their outstretched arms.’Aittle girl climbs up a rambling old tree, picking its fruit, playing with the squirrels and birds thatcall it home, finally dozing off on its strongest, most comfortable branch as a gentle breeze playsthrough itseaves—pure bliss! How dull, dreary and dustyife can be without the verdant foliageof trees.In Great Trees I Have Known, experience the best of Ruskin Bond’s writing about trees, from themajestic deodars to the delicate willows. With a wide range of stories and essays on the idyllic andlush world of trees, this collection is a must-have for those whoove nature and Bond’s writing alike.