NOTES FROM AN ISLAND

In 1963, Tove Jansson built a cabin on Klovharun, a tiny, rugged island in the Gulf of Finland, with the help of a fisherman named Brunstrom. Narrator Orlagh Cassidy takes a minimalist approach to her narration, enunciating precisely and adopting a slow pace as she recounts Brunstrom's notes on building the cabin, the island's weather, and Jansson's and her partner Tuuti's daily routines during the 26 summers they spent there. Though Cassidy's narration is spare, she is emotive as she describes life at the cabin the couple loved. A bonus pdf is included with the print book's illustrations of the island by Tuuti, who was a graphic artist, as well as black-and-white photographs. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2024]