Rusty Runs Away is the second book in the Rusty
series. This is the book that I wished never to end. The book has only seven
stories, but all are so good that you want to be a part of them. All stories
depict unlikely friendships, where the two persons differ from each other in
age, ethnicity, or behavior. The book opens with one of my favorite stories by
Ruskin Bond- The Window. The story is short, simple, and sweet. It is a story
of a lonely boy, and a new girl in the neighborhood, and how a like-minded
person changes your life. Then there's 'The Prospect of Flowers', the story
that is a part of several anthologies by Ruskin Bond. The sweet relationship
between a teenage boy and an old woman Miss Mackenzie is the love to savor. And
then a hilarious account of Rusty's getting rid of his stepfather makes the
story 'A Job Well Done'. The fourth story of the book is the one that is among
the most popular stories of Ruskin Bond, and that has changed a lot of lives
and has increased the number of fans of Ruskin Bond. This story is 'The Woman
on Platform No. 8'. It is a story of love and affection, and the manifestation
of Rusty's unfulfilled childhood, where there is a loving mother who cares most
for nothing but her child. The most exciting account of Rusty's life that I
have always enjoyed is 'Running Away', where Rusty runs away from his boarding
school along with his friend Daljeet, and their adventures during the whole
journey keep you glued to the book. 'The Playing Fields of Simla' is also a
tale of friendship and affection, and has a pain of partition of the country.
The last story in the book is 'It Happened One Spring'. I was amazed after
reading this story. It is none but a re-writing of the classic novel 'Room on
the Roof'. 'Room on the Roof' was written from a third person's point of view,
but it is written in the first person. This story is a fragment taken from the
original novel, and also includes a touch of his other famous story 'The Hidden
Pool'. Overall, the book is a gem. It presents 12 years old Rusty in the first
story and moves up to the part of his life when he is a grown-up of 17 years
old. All through the book, Rusty is taken care of by his guardians after his
father's death when he was 10 years old. And the book moves ahead with Rusty
becoming a rebel, and ends when 'Rusty runs away'. The book is simply amazing
and never fails to warm the heart.
-Ekta Kubba
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