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In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer—its sunlight and storms—into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia’s 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 ...(展开全部)

In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer—its sunlight and storms—into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia’s 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 ...(展开全部)

An elderly artist and her six-year-old grand-daughter while away a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. As the two learn to adjust to each other's fears, whims and yearnings, a fierce yet understated love emerges - one that encompasses not only the summer inhabitants but the very island itself. Written in a clear, unsentimental style, full of brusque humour,...(展开全部)

An elderly artist and her six-year-old grand-daughter while away a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. As the two learn to adjust to each other's fears, whims and yearnings, a fierce yet understated love emerges - one that encompasses not only the summer inhabitants but the very island itself. Written in a clear, unsentimental style, full of brusque humour,...(展开全部)

托德•洛克伍德（1957-） 美国著名插画师，毕业于科罗拉多艺术学院。长期为各类杂志、小说、游戏等绘制科幻、奇幻题材的插画，其画作以卓越的叙事性而闻名。 洛克伍德多才多艺。绘制插画之余，洛克伍德也自己创作小说。事实证明，他在文学创作方面也有天赋。其长篇奇幻处女作《夏日之龙》一经上市便好评如潮，多次加印。书中建构了独特的世界观，对人物和龙的描写精致、细腻，故事情节跌宕起伏，可见作者在创作奇幻题材作品时的得心应手。 目前，洛克伍德正在撰写《夏日之龙》的续作。

Maia and her family raise dragons for the political war machine. As she comes of age, she hopes for a dragon of her own to add to the stable of breeding parents. But the war goes badly, and the needs of the Dragonry dash her hopes. Her peaceful life is shattered when the Summer Dragon—one of the rare and mythical High Dragons—makes an appearance in her quiet valley. The Summer ...(展开全部)

托德•洛克伍德（1957-） 美国著名插画师，毕业于科罗拉多艺术学院。长期为各类杂志、小说、游戏等绘制科幻、奇幻题材的插画，其画作以卓越的叙事性而闻名。 洛克伍德多才多艺。绘制插画之余，洛克伍德也自己创作小说。事实证明，他在文学创作方面也有天赋。其长篇奇幻处女作《夏日之龙》一经上市便好评如潮，多次加印。书中建构了独特的世界观，对人物和龙的描写精致、细腻，故事情节跌宕起伏，可见作者在创作奇幻题材作品时的得心应手。 目前，洛克伍德正在撰写《夏日之龙》的续作。

The author presents his most famous, and infamous, cases and clients, and in the process, takes a critical, informed look at a legal system that he regards as deeply corrupt.

The author presents his most famous, and infamous, cases and clients, and in the process, takes a critical, informed look at a legal system that he regards as deeply corrupt.