Ruskin Bond's writing transports us to another world in profound and remarkable ways. His signature style is simplicity, but the themes he addresses are large, deep, and universal?love, loss, happiness, grief, and all the shades of emotion in between. These are tales of city and small town, mountain and lowland, and a slow and light way of life. For over fifty years, these stories have enchanted and beguiled readers of all ages. In the previous year,