A children’s book for adults. In his famous novella “The Last Inch,” James Aldridge tells the story of an orphan nicknamed Plevaka, who lives in a small Australian town with his odd (half-crazy?) grandfather in an unusual house—a kettle. Plevaka is a true descendant of the first Australian settlers: brave, clever, enterprising—ready to risk. Adults consider him strange, while his peers look at him with fearful admiration. But then a great misfortune happens, and the boy’s usual life comes to an end. Around him, a real struggle unfolds, where religious views, laws, and human interests collide…