Awesome Prose - The Summer Book

The Writing Squad

One of the squad's 3 Awesome Reading groups - designed to think about how we can read as writers.If you want to join us, then here's what you need to know:We will be reading Tove Jansson. The text can be <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-summer-book/9780954221713" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">bought here. </a>An 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, and wisdom, The Summer Book is a profoundly life-affirming story. Tove Jansson captured much of her own life and spirit in the book, which was her favourite of her adult novels. This new edition, with a Foreword by Esther Freud, sees the return of a European literary gem - fresh, authentic and deeply humane.How will it work? The club Zoom is relaxed. We'll just talk about what we think of the work - did it work for us, and why (or why not)?. We’ll ask ourselves: What’s the author doing here? What are the skills and techniques being used, and what’s their effect? We hope that you’ll leave the session with a sharpened idea of some of the tools available to us as writers, and how you might play with them.It won’t be like a university tutorial (not formal or academic), nor will it be like a book club (we’ll be coming from the perspective of writers, not just readers), nor will it be like a writing workshop (no writing exercises). We'll think about stuff like structure, characters, pace, imagery; we’ll bounce around our responses to each text, and consider what we can learn from it as writers.Will Steve D buy me the book? No, sorry. Squad funds don't stretch that far, so you'll need to source each text yourself. But you’ll have plenty of time to track down a copy (remember that your local library may well have it, including as an e-book). You could consider organising to get one copy between a few of you, to bring expenses down. And we’ll always choose texts that are widely available in paperback.If I sign up for this awesome club, will I have to come to every Awesome Club meeting?Never fear! You can come to as many or as few Zoom meets as you like.What if I'm a poet or script writer, can I still come? Yes you can. This is a club aimed at prose, but all Squad members, whatever your area of interest, are welcome. We'd love to get loads of different perspectives.Note: This workshop is only open to members of the Writing Squad. It is not open to the general public

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