{"product_id":"the-milky-way-gunnel-larsdotter-9781639856459","title":"The Milky Way","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany years ago, while attending high school in Stockholm, Sweden, we read a poem that I simply fell in love with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was Vintergatan (Winter Street) by Zacharias Topelius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast forward to 2010 when I happened upon my old book of poetry. I reread Vintergatan and was just as charmed by it as before. Wishing I could share it with my husband, children, and friends who did not speak Swedish, I searched for its English translation. I found a few that were beautiful, yet to me, they sounded old-fashioned or too formal--not the kind of poetic language I envisioned my teenage grandchildren falling in love with as I once did. I decided to come up with my own translation, attempting to remain faithful to the original Swedish yet maintain a closer sound or cadence of contemporary written or spoken English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI would like to extend my sincere gratitude to a select group of friends who were pleased to discuss my translation efforts with me. There were pros and cons and suggestions, all to be considered. Thank you for your support, input, and encouragement. It meant the world to me!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, I thank my lucky star for the day I met and became friends with Jamie Hogan, a wonderful person and exceptionally talented artist and illustrator with a long list of accomplishments. In this book, she invites you into a whole other dimension of The Milky Way to appreciate and absorb long after you have finished reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gunnel Larsdotter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639856455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639856459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fulton Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.08d","brand":"Gunnel Larsdotter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079234023679,"sku":"9781639856459","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad699851-67e2-4210-83ed-e2da5d0ca101.jpg?v=1685479955","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-milky-way-gunnel-larsdotter-9781639856459","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}