Summer book

Sophia is a brave and sharp-tempered girl, unlike her grandmother who takes care of her after her mother's death. Every summer, they go on a new adventure of a different kind: exploring parts of the island where they live, discovering new types of birds, swimming in the dangerous gulf without Sophia's father's knowledge, sleeping in a tent, building a miniature model of Venice, and writing a book about insects. Without touching on their true feelings, they spend their days in endless conversations and discussions about everything: the meaning of life and death, the nature of God and Satan, paradise and hell, concepts of love, family, friendship, and forgiveness. Through creating a complete world on a small, isolated island, Tove Jansson writes — with a magical style, simple sentences filled with deep concepts — a sweet novel about the friendship between a girl beginning her journey in life and her grandmother, who is approaching the end of that journey.