{"product_id":"9781908745941","title":"Notes from an Island","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Jansson, Tove \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 May 2024 by SORT OF BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 112 pages, 24 full page sepia aquatints\u003cbr\u003e193 x 130 x 15 | 208g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thirty summers Tove and her partner, the graphic artist, Tuulikki Pietilä, retreated to the tiny island of Klovharun, a rocky outcrop in the gulf of Finland, where they would live, paint and write, energised by the shifting seascapes and the island's austere charms. Notes from an Island, offers both a memoir of, and homage to, this beloved island home. Tove's spare prose, and Tuulikki's subtle washes and aquatints, combine to form a work of meditative beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes the first UK publication of Tove's acclaimed 1961 essay\/prose poem, The Island.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46128368419075,"sku":"9781908745941","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781908745941.jpg?v=1731412451","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781908745941","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}