El llibre de l'estiu

There are few books as special and magical as the one you have in your hands. The Summer Book is the masterpiece of an exceptional writer, Tove Jansson. With evocative prose he transports us to a remote island in the Gulf of Finland to tell us about the special relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter, Sophia, whose mother has recently died. Surrounded by a masterfully recreated nature and in the midst of a seemingly rested existence, the two protagonists live an exceptional summer of mutual learning, games and revelations. Sophia will have to face her irrational fears for deep water, heights, darkness, animals... Tove Jansson captivates the reader with a cartography full of reflections on love, the vitalist spirit and death . A story of personal exploration that has become a modern classic of Scandinavian literature.