The Treasure Box is a collection of short stories that reflect contemporary life in Malawi. The short stories reveal the challenges some Malawians face due to poverty and the personal solutions they adopt in an attempt to transform and improve their economic life. If you are interested in knowing the dreams of young people in Malawi, the challenges they face, and the mistakes they make along the way, then this collection of short stories is for you. The short stories are carefully arranged to reflect their connectedness. The arrangement also symbolises the transition of a typical Malawian life from childhood to adulthood.