The Goodbye Cat: The uplifting tale of wise cats and their humans by Hiro Arikawa

The uplifting new cat novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Travelling Cat Chronicles

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

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.

Review

Full of warmth, wit and feline wisdom, this is a delight for all animal fans. But for cat lovers it’ll be sheer purr-fection ― Daily Express

Arikawa’s writing is light and good-humored even when it deals with serious subjects like parenthood and death. ― Asian Review of Books

Quirky and life-enhancing ― THE TIMES, Biggest books for 2023

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Doubleday; 1st edition (12 Oct. 2023)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0857529137

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0857529138

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 1.9 x 19.7 cm

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