{"product_id":"the-summer-book-tove-jansson-9798212152815","title":"The Summer Book","description":"In \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Book\u003c\/i\u003e Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer--its sunlight and storms--into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia's grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. The grandmother is unsentimental and wise, if a little cranky; Sophia is impetuous and volatile, but she tends to her grandmother with the care of a new parent. Together they amble over coastline and forest in easy companionship, build boats from bark, create a miniature Venice, write a fanciful study of local bugs. They discuss things that matter to young and old alike: life, death, the nature of God, and of love. On an island, thinks the grandmother, everything is complete. In \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Book\u003c\/i\u003e, Jansson creates her own complete world, full of the varied joys and sorrows of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tove Jansson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8212152812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798212152815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tantor Audio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs","brand":"Tove Jansson","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":45477044191487,"sku":"9798212152815","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_020cf5fb-98f8-494f-b6b1-337eeb50a657.jpg?v=1715918892","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-summer-book-tove-jansson-9798212152815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}