{"product_id":"the-summer-book-9780954221713b","title":"The Summer Book","description":"An elderly artist and her six-year-old granddaughter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in a clear, unsentimental style, full of brusque humour, and wisdom, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Summer Book \u003c\/span\u003eis 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.","brand":"Sort Of Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42823537262672,"sku":"9780954221713B","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780954221713-l.jpg?v=1785892676","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/the-summer-book-9780954221713b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}