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On sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of the girl who gathered shooting stars.

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.

The 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.

Rich 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.

Praise for Mina''s Matchbox

''I read Mina's Matchbox like a besotted

Minas Matchbox

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On sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of the girl who gathered shooting stars.After the death... Read more

    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 1/15/2024
    ISBN13: 9781787302761, 978-1787302761
    ISBN10: 1787302768

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

    Description

    On sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of the girl who gathered shooting stars.

    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.

    The 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.

    Rich 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.

    Praise for Mina''s Matchbox

    ''I read Mina's Matchbox like a besotted

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