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The Secret of the Blue Glass

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Secret of the Blue Glass
Authors and Contributors      Translated by Ginny Takemori
By (author) Tomiko Inui
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9781782691846
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Pushkin Children's Books
Imprint Pushkin Children's Books
Publication Date 5 April 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

On the first floor of the big house of the Moriyama family, is a small library. There, on the shelves next to the old books, live the Little People, a tiny family who were once brought from England to Japan by a beloved nanny. Since then, each generation of Moriyama family children has inherited the responsibility of filling the blue glass with milk to feed the Little People and it's now Yuri's turn. The little girl dutifully fulfils her task but the world around the Moriyama family is changing. Japan is caught in the whirl of what will soon become World War II, turning her beloved older brother into a fanatic nationalist and dividing the family for ever. Sheltered in the garden and the house, Yuri is able to keep the Little People safe, and they do their best to comfort Yuri in return, until one day owing to food restrictions milk is in shorter supply.

Author Biography

Born in Tokyo in 1924, Tomiko Inui joined a publishing house in 1950, where she began working as an editor, as well as writing books for children. She published many books over her long career, winning prizes along the way including the Mainishi Publishing Culture Award and the Akaitori Award for Children's Literature. She was also runner-up in 1964 for the Hans Christian Andersen prize. The Secret of the Blue Glass is the first of her books to be translated into English. She died in 2002.