{"product_id":"listen-to-your-heart-the-london-adventure-illustrated-boyhood-memoir-series-from-ruskin-bond-hardcover","title":"Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure (Illustrated, Boyhood Memoir Series from Ruskin Bond) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuskin Bond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I followed my heart instead of my head. It is something I have done all my life.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortly before his eighteenth birthday, Ruskin embarks on a literary journey and reaches England after charting unknown waters. Greeted by the uncertainties of a new city, he muses over his loneliness, switches jobs, falls in love, befriends the ocean and relentlessly chases a big dream! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows next is the metamorphosis of a journal entry into a novel as we time-travel to the fascinating events that led to the making of his iconic book, \u003ci\u003eThe Room on the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCapturing memorable experiences from young Ruskin's life, \u003ci\u003e Listen to Your Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiration for aspiring young writers, a meditation on embracing fears, seizing every opportunity but most importantly living one's dreams.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuskin Bond\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Kasauli in 1934, grew up in Jamnagar, Dehradun, New Delhi and Shimla. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Room on the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e, which was written when he was seventeen, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written over 500 short stories, essays and novellas (including \u003ci\u003eVagrants in the Valley\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Flight of Pigeons\u003c\/i\u003e) and more than forty books for children. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in India in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999, the Delhi government's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 and Padma Bhushan in 2014 for his contribution to literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuskin lives in Landour, Mussoorie, with his extended family.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 7.94 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170021511303,"sku":"9780143453758","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/52ec3edb34360f767876d1db1107f552.webp?v=1733345208","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/listen-to-your-heart-the-london-adventure-illustrated-boyhood-memoir-series-from-ruskin-bond-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}