{"id":7148,"date":"2020-02-03T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=7148"},"modified":"2020-02-03T11:00:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T10:00:38","slug":"a-winter-book-by-tove-jansson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=7148","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Winter Book\u2019 by Tove Jansson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018A Winter Book\u2019 by Tove Jansson<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018A Winter Book\u2019 by Tove Jansson. This is a quirky collection of short stories by an author more renowned for her children\u2019s books about the Moomins.<\/p>\n

On one level they are an easy read but also have depth and gravitas. They are written from the point of view of a naive child and are simple and non- pretentious. The descriptions of scenery are vivid, and it is easy to picture the situations and even smell the smells from the text. A sense of humour pervades the stories which reflect the bohemian upbringing of Tove. We all enjoyed the stories and recommend giving the book a score of 8\/10.<\/p>\n

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\u2018A Winter Book\u2019 by Tove Jansson \u2018A Winter Book\u2019 by Tove Jansson. This is a quirky collection of short stories by an author more renowned for her children\u2019s books about the Moomins. On one level they are an easy read but also have depth and gravitas. 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