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Notes from a Small Room brings a collection of essays written by Ruskin Bond. Summary of the Book This book celebrates the uncomplicated pleasures of a life well-lived. It explains how the simplest of the joys keeps us from going crazy. Bond explains how the smallest joyous moments move him immensely – the sound of a tropical downpour, the fragrance of the lime trees in the Himalayas, or even a year he spends with Suzie, his cat. The essays in this volume will take you on a quieter journey where time doesn’t move hastily. They will make you contemplate on the bigger questions, those that help you find the extraordinary in the mundane, the grandeur in the simplest of the things. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond was born in Himachal Pradesh, India. He is the recipient of the most honorary Indian awards like the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Sahitya Akademi Award among other honours. His contribution to children’s literature in India is specially recognized by the Indian Council for Child Education. His autobiography is Rain in the Mountains. Scenes from a Writer’s Life also talks about the young Ruskin. Some of his books are adapted as films and TV series, which have won awards. Garland of Memories, Rain in the Mountain-Notes from the Himalayas, A Face in the Dark and Other Hauntings, Vagrants in the Valley and Other Poems, and Once upon a Monsoon Time are some of his other works.