About the Book : The Golden Years : The Many Joys of Living a Good Long Life
Ruskin Bond is eighty-nine years old. A long time ago, he turned sixty, the age
at which one becomes a senior citizen, also the age around which it is said one
should retire from active life. As the years go by, his contentment with living
the life he has chosen - keeping to himself, with his family and his books in
Landour - has only grown stronger. He takes great joy in observing what goes on
outside his window: the changing shades of nature, interesting people; and
enjoys