{"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\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\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\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","brand":"Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51938979152189,"sku":"9781787302778","price":12.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3135\/9805\/files\/9781787302778.jpg?v=1783467039","url":"https:\/\/bookclub.org.nz\/products\/minas-matchbox","provider":"Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}