The Summer Book
 | |
| Author | Tove Jansson |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sommarboken |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Swedish |
| Publisher | Sort of Books |
Published in English | 2003 |
The Summer Book (in the original Swedish Sommarboken) is a book written by Finnish author Tove Jansson in 1972.
Plot
An elderly woman and her six-year-old granddaughter Sophia spend a summer together on a tiny island in the Gulf of Finland exploring, talking about life, nature, everything but their feelings about Sophia's mother's death and their love for one another.[1]
See also
- Tove Jansson
- Sophia Jansson – Jansson's niece and the real-life model for the character of Sophia.[2][3]
- Signe Hammarsten-Jansson – Jansson's mother and the real-life model for the character of Sophia's grandmother.[3]
References
- ↑ Rayner, Richard (27 April 2008). "Dreams of an endless summer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ↑ Jaggi, Maya (3 September 2005). "Runes of song". The Guardian. London.
- 1 2 Rix, Juliet (3 July 2010). "The Moomins – a family affair". The Guardian. London.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.