Moominmama's Maid Shannon Wright Gauld mixes sweetness and melancholy

Gauld mixes sweetness and melancholy in a story that's slim but not slight

Heaney’s title alludes to the rebellious new woman of the early 20th century

is more interested in writing avantgarde horror poetry than making a suitable marriage

A cross-section of brilliant cartooning and storytelling

Moominmama's Maid Shannon Wright Gauld mixes sweetness and melancholyBy Tove Jansson. Published by Enfant Drawn & Quarterly. Softcover, 48 pages, Colour, 2015 (originally published 1956) Another classic Moomin story reworked in full color, with a kid proof but kid friendly size, price, and format. With a maid to help around the house, will the Moomins become respectable? A housekeeping and mother craft expert named Mrs. Fillyjonk moves in next door to the Moomins. Seeing the state of the Moomin house, she takes action,