I discovered Tove and the Moomins through my husband, whose family grew up with their stories, and each had their own mug with a moomin character assigned to them (he was Snufkin, and still is very Snufkin. When I joined the family I was given Mimble, to my delight).
I was hooked. The stories are so beautiful, timeless and perfectly for adults too. They explain everything most difficult about the world. Then you get to know Tove's story and it's heartbreaking. I had the privilege of going to Finland and the museum about her work, then being delighted all over again to find people in Japan also loved her. Now we read the stories to our daughter, she continues to bring light and dark into the world in bittersweet proximity.
Thank you for this lovely post—I really enjoy how you write about each book. And glad I found your Substack!
This was such a delightful write up. I’ve long heard about the Moomin books and characters but never sought them out. I’m definitely going to now.
I discovered Tove and the Moomins through my husband, whose family grew up with their stories, and each had their own mug with a moomin character assigned to them (he was Snufkin, and still is very Snufkin. When I joined the family I was given Mimble, to my delight).
I was hooked. The stories are so beautiful, timeless and perfectly for adults too. They explain everything most difficult about the world. Then you get to know Tove's story and it's heartbreaking. I had the privilege of going to Finland and the museum about her work, then being delighted all over again to find people in Japan also loved her. Now we read the stories to our daughter, she continues to bring light and dark into the world in bittersweet proximity.
Thank you for this lovely post—I really enjoy how you write about each book. And glad I found your Substack!