Sick was she on Thursday,Dead\n was she on Friday,Glad was Tom on Saturday nightTo bury his wife on\n Sunday.Loved for the evocative power of his short fiction, Ruskin Bond is\n well-known for his riveting stories. Told in his distinctive style, this is\n an eclectic collection of fourteen stories—from humour and horror to warm and\n soul-stirring. Classics such as ‘A Long Walk for Bina’ and ‘Grandfather’s\n Earthquake’ rub shoulders with tales of Fosterganj where lizards are chased\n to prepare magic oil, while spooks and haunted mansions give you\n goosebumps!Few writers can create as compelling stories and conjure up as\n eccentric characters, as Ruskin Bond can. When the Clock Strikes Thirteen is\n storytelling at its effortless best.