Description
A six-year-old girl, Sophia, and her grandmother retreat to a tiny, unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland, where summer unfolds in a series of luminous, self-contained moments. Across twenty-two crystalline vignettes, they wander coast and forest, make small creations from the natural world, and turn everyday observations into conversations about what it means to live—and to let go. With unsentimental wisdom and a child’s fierce immediacy, their companionship becomes a tender study of love, mortality, and the questions of God that hover at the edge of wonder. Tove Jansson’s spare, lyrical style—shaped by her gift for intimate, closely observed storytelling—transforms a season into a complete world, rich with both joy and sorrow.
Available Editions
paperback
NYRB Classics
Published May 6, 2008
176 pages
ISBN: 9781590172681
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Details
First Published
1972
Language
eng
Translation
From: swe
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Summer Book by Tove Jansson.