{"product_id":"minas-matchbox-1","title":"Mina's Matchbox","description":"\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\u003cp\u003eThe 1970s are bringing changes to Japan and her uncle's magnificent colonial mansion opens up a new and unfamiliar world for Tomoko; its sprawling gardens are even home to a pygmy hippo the family keeps as a pet. Tomoko finds her relatives equally exotic and beguiling and her growing friendship with her cousin Mina draws her into an intoxicating world full of secret crushes and elaborate storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Oversize Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 2024\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Random House\u003cbr\u003ePages: 280\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 1787302776\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9781787302778\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yoko Ogawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50678615671050,"sku":"","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9781787302778.jpg?v=1738068303","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/minas-matchbox-1","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}