Mina's Matchbox 9781444978728

Mina's Matchbox 9781444978728About Mina's Matchbox By Yoko Ogawa On sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of the girl who gathered shooting stars. 'I read Minas Matchbox like a besotted child, enraptured, never wanting it to end.' RUTH OZEKI, author of The Book of Form and Emptiness 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

There is a heatwave across Europe

preservatives

Angry Birds and Peter Rabbit

and some even live in the desert

While speaking at a memorial event for her father

seeking the Sins to help her reclaim the kingdom

searching for a fresh start and a renewed sense of purpose

Poopies – on a series of fun adventure stories

Unleashed is the hilarious

no humans are allowed in the Wildlands – a vast area in Britain where wolves

and the Pea

Every November