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26 ratings, 3.85 average rating, 5 reviews
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published
November 2nd 2006
by Sort of Books
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Paperback, 192 pages
isbn
0954899520
(isbn13: 9780954899523)
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Read in November, 2008
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country mice turned city mice
Reading this on a commute through a big dirty city is like a breath of fresh Nordic air. It soothed my soul. These are all semi-autobiographical stories of an artist living in remote Finland. Somehow she managed to write stories that are direct, light and full of a hope without ever feeling sentimental or saccharine. The collection of notes/letters she received over the years from fans of her Moomin books was also very funny.
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Something to cool me down in this Japanese summer heat. Given to me by a very good friend, this is a collection of short stories written by the Finnish write Tove Janssen, more widely known as being the creator of the Moomin series. Lovely, innocent, deightful stories.....
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Read in January, 2008
Beautiful. My Mum read The Summer Book and said it was delightful and when I saw this in the library I picked it straight up. Wonderfully descriptive, very varied and a pleasure to read.
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Read in February, 2008
Read this on one plane flight. Great stories... easy to see why Tove Jansson's imagination captures the minds of kids and adults alike.
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Read in April, 2008
A refreshing and innocent set of short stories about solitude and nature.
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"All men have parties and are pals who never let each other down. A pal can say terrible things which are forgotten the next day. A pal never forgives, he just forgets, and a woman forgives but never forgets. That's how it is. That's why women aren't allowed to have parties. Being forgiven is very unpleasant."
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