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Mina's Matchbox
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Mina's Matchbox
£16.47
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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 child, enraptured, never wanting it to end.'' RUTH OZEKI, author of The Book of Form and Emptiness''Dreamy and whimsical, Mina’s Matchbox traffics in the themes at which Ogawa always excels: memory, identity, and nostalgia'' Esquire, Best Books of the Summer ''A conspicuously gifted writer. . . To read Ogawa is to enter a dreamlike state. . . She possesses an effortless, glassy, eerie brilliance'' Guardian‘Evokes the secret crushes and crushing secrets of girlhood with charm and elegance’ People‘Immersive and poignant. . . filled with wonder’ Bookpage''Beguiling'' New Yorker, Best Books of 2024''The world Yoko Ogawa builds is quiet, warm and it should feel comforting. But there are peculiarities about the whole thing that keep you on the tips of your toes'' NPR, Best Books of 2024 Reader Reviews‘I was totally swept away by it.’‘It''s a beautiful coming of age story. I''d recommend it to any lovers of translated fiction!’‘Uplifting. And Pochiko, the pygmy hippo? A wonder.’‘A beautiful coming of age story’
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| Author | Yoko Ogawa |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781787302761 |
| Item Height | 2.8 |
| Item Length | 22.5 |
| Item Width | 14.5 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
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