The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

The Summer Book

Tove Jansson with Thomas Teal (Translator), Esther Freud (Contributor)

172 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
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An elderly artist and her six-year-old granddaughter while away a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. Gradually, the two learn to adjust to each other's fears, whims and yearnings for independence, and a fierce yet understated...

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