{"product_id":"minas-matchbox","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\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''Beguiling'' New Yorker\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":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45073856266419,"sku":"9781529933536","price":480.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/81AQ0U-Do9L.jpg?v=1762881351","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/minas-matchbox","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}