From travel, suspense, crime, haunted houses, wicked and adventure stories from different periods and places all over the world, Ruskin Bond, our anthologiser par excellence, now shifts his focus. In a world rent apart with excitement - good and bad -this anthology brings together stories to restore one's faith in the goodness of human nature, stories that symbolise the healing, therapeutic and rejuvenating effect that literature can have. These are stories that return to you, again and again, over the years. They will always bring you something: warmth, hope, and the joie de vivre so important in our everyday lives.

Ruskin Bond was born in Kasauli in 1934; grew up in Jamnagar, Simla and Dehradun; spent a few years abroad, and returned to India when he was twenty-one. Although unmarried, he has a large adopted family. A resident of Mussoorie, he is a well-known writer of fiction and a raconteur par excellence.His Tales and Legends from India, Angry River, Strange Men, Strange Places, The Blue Umbrella, A Long Walk for Bina and Hanuman to the Rescue are also available in Rupa paperback. The Ruskin Bond's Children's Omnibus has been a firm favourite with young readers for several years. Ghost Stories from the Raj, The Rupa Book of Great Animal Stories, The Rupa Book of True Tales of Mystery and Adventure, The Rupa Book of Himalayan Tales and The Rupa Book of Great Suspense Stories are some of his recent books for Rupa.