This was just the book I needed now. I can't say exactly why, but it was so satisfying after all I have been through over the past 6-8 weeks. A good story, heartwarming, well-written, touching. I agree with this summary found on Amazon:
In this elegant jewel box of a book, Yoko Ogawa invites us to witness a powerful and formative interlude in Tomoko’s life. Behind the family's sophistication are complications that Tomoko struggles to understand—her uncle’s mysterious absences, her great-aunt’s experience of the Second World War, her aunt’s misery. Rich with the magic and mystery of youthful experience, 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.
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