Dust on the Mountain

The hill station, with all its glitter, was just a pretty gift box with nothing inside. When twelve-year-old Bisnu decides to go to Mussoorie to earn for his family, he has no idea how dangerous and lonely life in a town can be for a boy on his own.

As he sets out to work on the limestone quarries, with the choking dust enveloping the beautiful mountain air, he finds that he longs for his little village in the Himalayas.

Anitha Balachandran's illustrations add a bright splash of colour to one of Ruskin Bond's most memorable stories.

Available in:

• English

Author: Ruskin Bond
Illustrator: Anitha Balachandran
Publisher: Penguin

Format:

• Paperback