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The Goodbye Cat
- Author
- Hiro Arikawa
- Narrator
- George Blagden
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 12 October 2023
- Run Time
- 6 hours 42 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER
A PERFECT READ FOR CAT-LOVERS
Against changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives ...
We meet Spin, a kitten rescued from the recycling bin, whose simple needs teach an anxious father how to parent his own human baby; 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; and an elderly cat, Kota, hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his owner may be together for ever.
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. A huge bestseller in Japan, every page is a joyous celebration of cats and how we cannot resist sharing our lives with them.
'Bewitching and comforting' TELEGRAPH
JAPANESE READERS LOVE 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'*****
- 'I'm glad I didn't read it outside because I couldn't stop crying. Truly life-enhancing'*****
© Hiro Arikawa 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023
Critics Review
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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
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Arikawa’s writing is light and good-humored even when it deals with serious subjects like parenthood and death.
Asian Review of Books
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Quirky and life-enhancing
THE TIMES, Biggest books for 2023
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Details
- Author
- Hiro Arikawa
- Narrator
- George Blagden
- Duration
- 6 hours 42 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 October 2023
- ISBN
- 9781529904680
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Magical realism, Fiction in translation
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.THE JAPANESE BESTSELLERA PERFECT READ FOR CAT-LOVERSAgainst changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives ...We meet Spin, a kitten rescued from the recycling bin, whose simple needs teach an anxious father how to parent his own human baby; 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; and an elderly cat, Kota, hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his owner may be together for ever.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. A huge bestseller in Japan, every page is a joyous celebration of cats and how we cannot resist sharing our lives with them.'Bewitching and comforting' TELEGRAPHJAPANESE READERS LOVE 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'*****- 'I'm glad I didn't read it outside because I couldn't stop crying. Truly life-enhancing'*****© Hiro Arikawa 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023
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