{"product_id":"the-summer-book","title":"The Summer Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a beautiful new afterword by Sophia Jansson, Tove’s niece and the inspiration behind the child “Sophia’. She describes returning alone to Tove’s summer island at the cusp of becoming a grandmother herself. Fact \u0026amp; fiction mingle in this circle of time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear, unsentimental style, full of brusque humour, and wisdom, The Summer Book is a profoundly life-affirming story. Tove Jansson captured 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sort Of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1391655813164,"sku":"9780954221713","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2696\/4448\/files\/9780954221713thesummerbook_1200x_jpg.webp?v=1722293949","url":"https:\/\/moomin.co.uk\/products\/the-summer-book","provider":"The Official Moomin Shop - United Kingdom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}