Charming tales of Rusty’s growing-up years from India’s best-loved children’s writer Quiet, imaginative and sensitive, Rusty may not be the most adventurous boy around. Nevertheless, he finds himself in the most extraordinary situations! Rusty has to deal with everything from his grandfather’s pet python to the ever-inventive Uncle Ken. Visiting his father in wartime Java, Rusty narrowly escapes enemy bombardment, and survives a plane crash in the Arabian Sea. Back in India, he encounters a ghost in the garden and recreates his grandmother’s youthful days from an old photograph. Then, something totally unexpected happens and Rusty is forced to leave Dehra, his future uncertain …. This freshly illustrated edition of Bond’s evergreen Rusty es will continue to enchant readers both old and new.