{"product_id":"the-summer-book-a-novel","title":"The Summer Book: A Novel","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003eNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING GLENN CLOSE  Tove Jansson's classic, bestselling novel  'Distils the essence of summer' Robert Macfarlane 'Magical, life-affirming' Elizabeth Gilbert   The Worldwide Classic about a tiny island and larger love.  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 Jansson captured much of her own life and spirit in the book, which was her favourite of her adult novels. With a foreword by Esther Freud and an afterword by Sophia Jansson (on whom the child 'Sophia' is based) who returns to the island during the pandemic at the point of becoming a grandmother herself.  Includes a 15pp epilogue by Tove's niece Sophia Jansson - the inspiration for 'Sophia' - on a personal and moving return to the island.  'Eccentric, funny, wise, full of joys and small adventures. This is a book for life.' Esther Freud  'Tove Jansson was a genius. This is a marvellous, beautiful, wise novel, which is also very funny.' Philip Pullman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9780954221713 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Jansson, Tove \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : Sort of Books  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : May 29, 2003 \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : Sort of Books \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAGE : General \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Paperback \/ softback \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003eDIMENSION : 196 mm x 128 mm \u003cbr\u003eWEIGHT : 185 g \u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT SAFETY : US CPSIA or other international hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Fiction-Related-items\"\u003eFiction \u0026amp; Related items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jansson, Tove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50264740856085,"sku":"9780954221713","price":154.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/files\/9780954221713.jpg?v=1792076952","url":"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/the-summer-book-a-novel","provider":"Bookazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}