Notes from an Island by Tove Jansson

Notes from an Island

Tove Jansson with Thomas Teal (Translator), Tuulikki Pietilä (Illustrator)

112 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir adventurous reflective medium-paced

Description

In her late-forties, Tove Jansson, helped by a maverick seaman called Brunström, raced to build a cabin on an almost barren outcrop of rock in the Gulf of Finland. The island was Klovharun, and for twenty-six summers Tove and her life partner, th...

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Moods

reflective 71%
relaxing 47%
adventurous 42%
emotional 33%
inspiring 33%
funny 19%
lighthearted 19%
hopeful 14%
informative 14%
sad 9%
mysterious 4%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 30%
fast 10%

Average rating

4.1

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