Tove Jansson's The Summer Book
Jansson, best known for the Moomin comics, apparently also wrote some novels. This seems to be the most popular; translations are still in print. It consists of a series of small stories about a moody little girl and her aging grandmother who spend the summer together on a small island in Finland. They encounter all sorts of nature--Jansson's descriptions of the water are especially nice--and, of course, themselves. Or whatever. Really a nice read.
1 comment:
I definitely wouldn't call this "froo-froo", but I'm not entirely sure what that entails by your definition. :)
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