Today I’m back with Part III of Emma@WordsandPeace and my discussion of Notes from an Island (1996) by Tove Jansson, her memoir/journal of the nearly 3 decades that she and her partner Tuulikki Pietila lived on the small island of Klovharun. Here we share our thoughts on chapters 5 and 6. (Find part I of…| Literary Potpourri
Emma@WordsandPeace and I are back with another buddyread—this month we’re reading Tove Jansson again, after Rushdie last month but this time, a nonfiction work, Notes from an Island which brings together her and her partner Tuulikki Pietila’s experiences living on a small island on their own—both memoir of and tribute to what was a much…| Literary Potpourri
Today’s post is the first part of Emma @WordsandPeace and my buddy read of The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, covering the first six chapters. Opening thoughts MALLIKA: First published in 1972, The S…| Literary Potpourri
