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Sun City by Tove Jansson

November 11, 2025 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Veering far afield from her native Finland, Jansson (of Moomin fame) writes of the denizens of St. Petersburg, Florida, and its retirement community.  They live in retirement hotels, within walking distance of the piers and parks, not to mention the Bounty.  Built as a full-scale replica for the 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty, it served as a tourist attraction connected with the St. Petersburg Museum of History from the mid-60s through the mid-80s, and its masts are easily viewed from the porches and verandas […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: 1970s, 70s nostalgia like whoa, But then there is the Spring Ball, Jesus is coming any day now! Sure we'll let you know, Mutiny on the Bounty ship tourist attraction, St Petersburg FL retirement hotels, Tove Jansson

elderberrywine's CBR17 Review No:59 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: 1970s, 70s nostalgia like whoa, But then there is the Spring Ball, Jesus is coming any day now! Sure we'll let you know, Mutiny on the Bounty ship tourist attraction, St Petersburg FL retirement hotels, Tove Jansson ·
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