Like most self-help books, The Golden Years comes with an impressive subtitle — The Many Joys of Living a Good Long Life. In this case, however, the author is speaking from a wealth of experience. About 89 years of experience, to be precise.
The slim volume, which was released by publisher HarperCollins on May 19 to coincide with his 89th birthday, is meant for readers who, like Ruskin Bond, are over the age of 60 years, and eager to savour life. “As I am a reasonably happy person by nature, I thought maybe I could encourage others to be more positive about growing old. Of course, if you enjoy your work, you wouldn’t want to retire. I take life one day at a time. Now it is one story at a time. So I keep writing and reading a lot,” he says, discussing the book
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