{"product_id":"9781529933536","title":"Mina's Matchbox","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of the girl who gathered shooting stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Beguiling' New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Beautifully composed' Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Effervescent' New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Transfixing' Time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I read Mina's Matchbox like a besotted child, enraptured, never wanting it to end' Ruth Ozeki\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52905773498677,"sku":"EB_LI0510_A05-03_DUBAI","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/7773\/1381\/files\/9781529933536-1_caee4b36-262c-4e66-bbb8-ebccbd4c20c7.jpg?v=1790306131","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.ae\/ja\/products\/9781529933536","provider":"Books Kinokuniya UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}