The Summer Book
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The Summer Book

Tove Jansson
4.01
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On an island in the Gulf of Finland, a small girl and her grandmother, with seventy years between them, argue, dream, and explore together their island and others of memory and anticipation
Genres: FictionClassicsShort StoriesSummerLiterary FictionBook ClubFinnish LiteratureNovelsScandinavian LiteratureLiterature
166 Pages

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