Rusty and the Magic Mountain

Adventure is for the adventurous.'Rusty and his friends Pitamber and Popat find adventure in no small measure when they set out to climb a mysterious mountain steeped in legend and superstition. On their way they shelter in a haunted rest house encounter a tiger and experience a hilarious mule ride which takes them to the palace of a mad rani.Ruskin Bond returns with a brand-new Rusty adventure after more than a decade. A rollicking tale of humour and enchantment Rusty and the Magic Mountain will win the much-loved character of Rusty a whole new band of followers. Review '[A] delightful read laced with humour fantasy and slice-of-life simplicity' -- Fiona Fernandez ―Mid-Day Published On 2015-12-19 About the Author Born in Kasauli in 1934 Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar Dehradun New Delhi and Simla. His first novel The Room on the Roof 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 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 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. He lives in Landour Mussoorie with his extended family.