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An elderly artist and her six-year-old grand-daughter while away a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. As the two learn to adjust to each other's fears, whims and yearnings, a fierce yet understated love emerges - one that encompasses not only the summer inhabitants but the very island itself.Written in a clear, unsentimental style, full of brusque humour, and wisdom, The Summer Book is a profoundly life-affirming story.Tove Janssoncaptured much of her own life and spirit in the book, which was her favourite of her adult novels. This new edition, with a Foreword by Esther Freud, sees the return of a European literary gem - fresh, authentic and deeply humane.
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The Summer Book, Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Esther Freud
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- The Summer Book
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Esther Freud
- Publisher
- Sort of Books
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN10
- 0954221710
- ISBN13
- 9780954221713
- Series
- First published
- 2004
- Original title
- Sommarboken
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- An elderly artist and her six-year-old grand-daughter while away a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. As the two learn to adjust to each other's fears, whims and yearnings, a fierce yet understated love emerges - one that encompasses not only the summer inhabitants but the very island itself.Written in a clear, unsentimental style, full of brusque humour, and wisdom, The Summer Book is a profoundly life-affirming story.Tove Janssoncaptured much of her own life and spirit in the book, which was her favourite of her adult novels. This new edition, with a Foreword by Esther Freud, sees the return of a European literary gem - fresh, authentic and deeply humane.