{"product_id":"sugar-in-milk-thrity-umrigar-9780762495191","title":"Sugar in Milk","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen I first came to this country, I felt so alone. A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them, determined to refuse their request for refuge. But there was a language barrier, so the king filled a glass with milk and pointed to it as a way of saying that the land was full and couldn't accommodate the strangers. Then, the leader of the refugees dissolved sugar in the glass of milk. His message was clear: Like sugar in milk, our presence in your country will sweeten your lives. The king embraced the refugee, welcoming him and his people. The folktale depicted in this book was a part of author Thrity Umrigar's Zoroastrian upbringing as a Parsi child in India, but resonates for children of all backgrounds, especially those coming to a new homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thrity Umrigar","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43844753326323,"sku":"9780762495191","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780762495191.jpg?v=1690233663","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/sugar-in-milk-thrity-umrigar-9780762495191","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}