Celebrate Friendship Day with these books
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Celebrate Friendship Day with these books

A Friend from England is a delicate and intriguing tale of friendship

Celebrate Friendship Day with these books

Every year, the first Sunday of August is celebrated as Friendship Day. It is a perfect occasion to call and catch up with your old friends. It also gives you a chance to tell your friends how much they mean to you and make a plan with them to celebrate the occasion. However, if you have no plans for Friendship Day, remember that books are your best friends. Here are a few books which perfectly capture the essence of friendship and make for a perfect read for Friendship Day-

The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond

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Rusty, an Anglo-Indian lad of sixteen years old, is orphaned and is forced to live with his English guardian in Dehra Dun. Rusty decides to elope with some of his Indian friends since he is fed up with the authoritarian upbringing he has received from his guardian. Rusty is fascinated when he experiences the dream-bright world of the bazaar, Hindu festivals, and other parts of Indian culture for the first time. As a result, he will never be able to return to the prim and proper community of the European community.

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

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The story of four unexpected characters who come together in circumstances no one could have predicted. The foundation of this masterpiece is the friendship that the four of them develop.

Five Point Something By Chetan Bhagat

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Hari, Ryan, and Alok are IIT pals. During their years at IIT, overcoming severe competition strengthens their friendship. Three of them expect to be top students and graduate with honors. The results and scores exceeded their expectations. Hari loves his professor's daughter. Alok and Ryan are rivals. At IIT, they face strict professors, stressful study materials and assignments, endless exams, and a strict academic schedule. The story focuses on their struggle in the IITs and India's antiquated education system.

A Friend From England by Anita Brookner

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This novel is a delicate and intriguing tale of friendship and obligation. Rachel Kennedy and Oscar Livingston weren't close. Rachel knew Oscar as her father's and, subsequently, her own accountant. Rachel, who owns a London bookshop, is independent, distant, and responsible. Oscar and Dorrie seek out Rachel to teach their 27-year-old daughter, Heather. Rachel intervenes as Heather seems about to make an incorrect romantic decision, producing a terrible insight.

A Little Book of Friendship by Ruskin Bond

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There is no worse wilderness or desert than a lack of sincere friends. Ruskin Bond has compiled his favourite quotes about friends and friendship in this charming anthology. This is a delightful collection of thoughts on love, friendship, and family, ranging from the author's own observations, documented throughout the years in his journals, to those of renowned writers, poets, and philosophers. Like a dear friend, you can always turn to this book for comfort and companionship, as it is written with the loving simplicity that is typical of Ruskin Bond.

Swami And Friends by R.K Narayan.

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The setting is the fictitious town of Malgudi in British India. Swami, a ten-year-old boy, attends a mission school. His household includes his parents, younger brother, and grandmother. He has a group of buddies at two schools from which he was expelled. As a result of certain circumstances, Swami leaves his home and goes on the run. He is strongly attracted to the widespread instability in India, but he fails to comprehend its root cause. What becomes of Swami? Will he be able to return home without incident? In this piece, Narayan brilliantly conjures a child's view of the adult world and pulls the reader along for the voyage.