The Summer Book
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The Summer Book is a novel written by the Finland Swedish author Tove Jansson in 1972. It tells of a family silently mourning a mother's death while spending a summer on a tiny island in the Gulf of F
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Charlie McDowell
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Charles Malcolm McDowell is an American film director and screenwriter. McDowell made his directorial film debut with the romantic thriller The One I Love. He has since written and directed the Netfli
The Summer Book
…version. The author Richard Rayner has described it as Jansson's best book for adults. The work has been adapted for the stage in 2023, and as a film by Charlie McDowell starring Glenn Close in 2024. An elderly woman, her six-year-old granddaughter Sophia, and Sophia's father spend a summer together on a tiny island in…
McDowell at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival