The Writer on the Hill is a comprehensive selection of Bond's fiction and non-fiction, both popular and little known. In 'Masterji', a young man meets his old Hindi teacher on a train platform, in handcuffs. In the excerpt from the Room of the roof, rusty stands up to his bullying guardian. 'Man and Leopard' describes , in mesmerizing prose, a heart-breaking encounter between man and the wild. And in 'Once upon a Mountain Time', Bond creates a charming portrait of his little patch of earth in Mussoorie.
A tribute to one of the most popular and loved writers of India, The Writer on the Hill is also a celebration of the quiet, unhurried life, lived at one's own pace . This volume will delight Bond's fans everywhere.