Author(s): Roberto Piumini; Leah Janeczko (translator)

Adventure and Real Life Stories

A gorgeous modern classic from Italy - a stunning tale of friendship, beauty and mortality.

Madurer is the son of a great lord, with untold wealth, but he is also the victim of a mysterious disease that means he cannot be exposed to sunlight or fresh air. He is confined to three windowless rooms inside a palace, but his doting father summons a famous artist to cover the walls of the rooms with paintings showing the world his son cannot truly experience.

As the painter works on his murals, his relationship with the boy begins to deepen until they forge a firm friendship. How can he show this child the beauty of the world with only his paintbrush to work with?

Glowrushes is a heartbreakingly beautiful classic of Italian children's literature, published in English for the first time.