The Summer Book Existentialist Philosophy where Merricat protects her from

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The Summer Book Existentialist Philosophy where Merricat protects her fromIn The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summerits sunlight and stormsinto twenty two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six year old girl awakening to existence, and Sophias grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. The grandmother is unsentimental and wise, if a little cranky; Sophia is impetuous and volatile, but she tends to