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A review by booksandbread_
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
lighthearted
reflective
4.5
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson feels like slipping into a sweet moment.
Told through gentle vignettes, it’s the tender, mischievous, and deeply real relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter…two souls meeting in the space between generations that makes this so moving.
Each small scene carries a big question about life, loss, and what it means to belong to both the earth and each other.
Nothing is hurried here; the wisdom quietly seeps in.
Thomas Teal’s translation is outstanding.
Every word feels placed with care & intention.
I finished it feeling reflective & touched and a little more in love with the art of noticing.
Told through gentle vignettes, it’s the tender, mischievous, and deeply real relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter…two souls meeting in the space between generations that makes this so moving.
Each small scene carries a big question about life, loss, and what it means to belong to both the earth and each other.
Nothing is hurried here; the wisdom quietly seeps in.
Thomas Teal’s translation is outstanding.
Every word feels placed with care & intention.
I finished it feeling reflective & touched and a little more in love with the art of noticing.