The Goodbye Cat

Hiro Arikawa

£10.99

Bursting with empathy and love, The Goodbye Cat explores the unstoppable cycle of life as we see how the steadiness and devotion of a well-loved cat never lets us down.

Paperback

Fiction > Fiction in translation

ISBN: 9780857529138

Description

 

 

Against changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way through their owners’ lives.

A needy kitten rescued from the recycling bin teaches a new father how to parent his own human baby.

An elderly cat hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his owner may be together for ever.

A colony of wild cats on a holiday island shows a young boy not to stand in nature’s way.

A family is perplexed by their cat’s devotion to their charismatic but uncaring father.

A woman curses how her cat constantly visits her at night.

Includes seven beautiful cat drawings.

A huge bestseller in Japan, every page is a joyous celebration of cats and how we cannot resist sharing our lives with them.

A book for every cat lover. An enchanting insight into the mysterious world of cats and their humans’ – Celia Haddon, author of Being Your Cat

Quirky and life-enhancing’ – The Times

 

 

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Weight 0.4 kg
Dimensions 20 × 13 × 5 cm