{"product_id":"fair-play-1","title":"Fair Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003cem\u003eSo what can happen when Tove Jansson turns her attention to her own favourite subjects, love and work, in the form of this novel about two women, lifelong partners and friends? Expect something philosophically calm - and discreetly radical. Its publication is cause for huge celebration.\u003c\/em\u003e' \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– Ali Smith, from her Introduction to \u003cem\u003eFair Play\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat mattered most to Tove Jansson, she explained in her eighties, was work and love, a sentiment she echoes in this tender and original novel. Translated for the first time into English, \u003cem\u003eFair Play\u003c\/em\u003e portrays a love between two older women, a writer and artist, as they work side-by-side in their Helsinki studios, travel together and share summers on a remote island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the generosity and respect they show each other and the many small shifts they make to accommodate each other's creativity we are shown a relationship both heartening and truly progressive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tove Jansson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43702206071041,"sku":"9780954899530","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-07-14T115448.798.png?v=1689332095","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/fair-play-1","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}