{"product_id":"minas-matchbox-1","title":"Mina's Matchbox","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of the girl who gathered shooting stars.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Beguiling' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e While 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rich with the magic and mystery of youth, \u003ci\u003eMina's Matchbox\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocative snapshot of a moment frozen in time, and a striking depiction of a family on the edge of collapse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Beautifully composed' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Effervescent' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Transfixing' \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'I read \u003ci\u003eMi's Matchbox\u003c\/i\u003e like a besotted child, enraptured, never wanting it to end' Ruth Ozeki\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Mina's Matchbox","offer_id":45022107009221,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-5299-3353-6.jpg?v=1755555423","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/minas-matchbox-1","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}