by Tove Jansson - £9.99 Sort of Books (2003)
paperback
ISBN 13: 9780954221713 | ISBN 10: 0954221710
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 Jansson captured 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.
(Price & availability last checked: June 2018)
In booklists: Seasonal Reads: Summer, World Fiction - Finland,
In categories: Humour, Gifts & Seasonal, Poetry & Writing, Fiction,
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