The Summer BookThe Summer Book is a fresh, vivid, and magical novel about seemingly endless summers of discovery. An elderly artist and her six year old granddaughter while away the summer together on a tiny island in the Gulf of Finland, their solitude disturbed only by migrating birds, sudden storms, and an occasional passing boat. Gradually, the two learn to adjust to each other's fears, foibles, and yearnings for independence, and a fierce yet understated love