{"product_id":"the-summer-book","title":"Summer Book (Jansson - paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tove Jansson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781590172681\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Summer Book\u003c\/em\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. 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, and discuss things that matter to young and old alike: life, death, the nature of God and of love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fiction","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42785539817696,"sku":"Books:9781590172681n","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/61Ilfg_C9eL._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65.webp?v=1710950205","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/the-summer-book","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}