{"product_id":"9781529933536","title":"Mina's Matchbox","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Ogawa, Yoko \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/08\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529933536,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of the girl who gathered shooting starsAfter the death of her father, twelve-year-old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the 1970s transform Japan, her uncle's magnificent colonial mansion is a place out of time; its sprawling gardens are even home to a pet pygmy hippo. Equally beguiling are Tomoko’s relatives, especially her cousin Mina. Their growing friendship draws her into an intoxicating world – one full of secret crushes and elaborate storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with the magic and mystery of youth, Mina’s Matchbox is an evocative snapshot of a moment frozen in time, and a striking depiction of a family on the edge of collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beguiling' New Yorker‘Beautifully composed’ Financial Times‘Effervescent’ New York Times Book Review‘Transfixing’ Time'I read Mina’s Matchbox like a besotted child, enraptured, never wanting it to end' Ruth Ozeki\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55441688265077,"sku":"9781529933536","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529933536.jpg?v=1748803013","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529933536","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}