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Children's books

A chance to see the Moomins’ creator for the genius she really was: Tove Janssons reviewed

18 November 2017

9:00 AM

18 November 2017

9:00 AM

Tove Jansson, according to her niece’s husband, was a squirt in size and could rarely be persuaded to eat, preferring instead to smoke fags and drink whisky. And when she did eat, it was usually salted cucumbers — to go with the drink. You know, this late in life, I may have encountered my role model.

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