The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa Paperback Book 9780857529138

The uplifting new cat novel from the multimillioncopy bestselling author of The Travelling Cat ChroniclesQuirky and lifeenhancing THE TIMES Biggest Books of the Autumn 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 natures way A family is perplexed by their cats devotion to their charismatic but uncaring father A woman curses how her cat constantly visits her at nightBursting with empathy and love THE GOODBYE CAT explores the unstoppable cycle of life as we see how the steadiness and devotion of a wellloved cat never lets us downA huge bestseller in Japan every page is a joyous celebration of cats and how we cannot resist sharing our lives with themA book for every cat lover An enchanting insight into the mysterious world of cats and their humans CELIA HADDON author of Being Your CatIncludes seven beautiful cat drawingsREADERS ADORE THE GOODBYE CAT Wonderful These cats are charming and truly come alive The book is full of human or rather cat kindness Irresistible This is the first time since The Travelling Cat Chronicles that I cried my eyes out over a book