BOOKS FROM FINLANDThe Summer Book
by Tove Jansson
Tags:
Set in Finland
Female author
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.
Reviews:
(1 year ago) |
27 May, 2024
A beautiful book
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(10 months ago) |
04 Dec, 2024
Read 29 Dec 16
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(1 month ago) |
04 Sep, 2025
Delightful and enchanting, wonderful and bemusing, like a favourite children’s book, but for adults. An instant favourite that I will re-read. I just noticed a film has been made of this in 2024 - don’t know if it is any good, but I doubt it - this is not a book that would translate well to the screen, and you would need a master director to pull it off.
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