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The Summer Book
Tove Jansson
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Description for The Summer Book
Paperback. An elderly artist and her six-year-old grand-daughter are away on 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. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
Tove Jansson's classic, bestselling novel Soon to be a major motion picture starring Glenn Close 'Distils the essence of summer' Robert Macfarlane 'Magical, life-affirming' Elizabeth Gilbert The Worldwide Classic about a tiny island and larger love. 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 ... Read more
Tove Jansson's classic, bestselling novel Soon to be a major motion picture starring Glenn Close 'Distils the essence of summer' Robert Macfarlane 'Magical, life-affirming' Elizabeth Gilbert The Worldwide Classic about a tiny island and larger love. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sort of Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780954221713
SKU
V9780954221713
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-97
About Tove Jansson
The writer and artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is best known as the creator of the Moomin children's stories, which have been published in 35 languages. The Summer Book was one of ten novels she wrote for adults. It is regarded as a classic of world fiction.
Reviews for The Summer Book
This slim, wise masterpiece... is both unsentimental and heart-melting, and I read it every year.
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
Guardian
It is like looking through clear water and seeing, suddenly, the depth ... Jansson was a writer who knew the proper magnitudes of our small worlds.
Ali Smith The Summer Book's limpid style ... Read more
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
Guardian
It is like looking through clear water and seeing, suddenly, the depth ... Jansson was a writer who knew the proper magnitudes of our small worlds.
Ali Smith The Summer Book's limpid style ... Read more