Updated On: 19 December, 2015 08:20 AM IST | | Fiona Fernandez
<p>Ruskin Bond at 81 is a candid raconteur, finds Fiona Fernandez, who winds through the hills of Mussoorie for an afternoon chat </p>

Rusty, whom Ruskin Bond dubs his alter ego, would have jumped at the prospect of a mini adventure like the one this writer set out on last week. The much-loved protagonist reappears after over a decade in Rusty and the Magic Mountain, Ruskin Bond’s delightful read, laced with humour, fantasy, and slice-of-life-simplicity.