{"product_id":"minas-matchbox-von-yoko-ogawa-1","title":"Mina's Matchbox","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story of friendship and family secrets in 1970s Japan, from the prizewinning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Memory Police\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich with the magic and mystery of youth, \u003ci\u003eMina's Matchbox \u003c\/i\u003eis an evocative snapshot of a moment frozen in time, and a striking depiction of a family on the edge of collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781787302778\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA tale of friendship and family secrets in 1970s Japan from the International Booker Prize nominated author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9781787302778","offer_id":48305780719941,"sku":"9781787302778","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/e879aae0-3a15-4e05-9c55-df2bac063c8c.jpg?v=1780806785","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/minas-matchbox-von-yoko-ogawa-1","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}