Fair Play

By: Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal

Narrated by: Emma D'Arcy

Fair Play is a poignant portrayal of the intricacies of love and work through the lens of two women, both accomplished artists, whose intimate relationship defied societal norms.

Set against the backdrop of Helsinki and summers on their remote island paradise, Jansson weaves together the nuanced details of the women's creative lives, offering a rich tapestry of their daily routines, artistic process, and innermost thoughts.

Through the lens of their unique relationship, we witness a true example of progressive love, where generosity and respect are key to a beautiful and thriving partnership.

Published in the English language by arrangement with Rights & Brands.

Finnish-Swedish writer and artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is globally cherished for creating the Moomin universe. Born in Helsinki, her tales of the Moomins captivated readers worldwide. Beyond Moominvalley, she penned profound adult novels, most notably "The Summer Book".

©2024 Saga Egmont ; Tove Jansson, Moomin Characters (P)2024 Saga Egmont

Interesting view of two artists

I am not sure my feelings of this book. Read it for my pride challenge read for June. It was so personal and in the life of these two women that I kind of feel as if I was invading.

I could listen to Emma D’Arcy all day

Rich story with impeccable narration.

Initially, I only read this because it was read by Emma, who does such a lovely job, but I was happy to find the story itself was also engaging. A quick and pleasant listen.

Emma D’Arcy you can do anything beautifully

I bought this solely for emma d’arcy but I was pleasantly surprised by the story too!

emma d'arcy needs to narrate as many books as possible

brilliant narration and a very atmospheric, moving story. everything about it was perfect for a long afternoon in peace and solitude.

Poor narration

The story is probably actually really good, almost like memoir of two women's life together, likely reflecting on the author Tove Jansson and her partner Tuulikki.

But the narrator enunciates each word in such a forceful way, it makes the book so stressful to listen to, unless I'm in a really good and forgiving mood. All the characters are always shouting their dialogs. On a normal day, I find this narration too tiring to listen to and have to turn it off after a few sentences. The way she reads it is seriously annoying. It's such a short book but I can't wait for it to be over. I would have returned it if I hadn't bought it with cash instead of credit. I wish they found someone with a more calming and soothing voice. This would have been a peaceful and romantic book, like The Summer Book.