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A cat a day keeps the doctor away…
Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming, vibrant celebration of the healing power of cats.
Tucked away in an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can only be found by people who are struggling in their lives and genuinely need help. The mysterious clinic offers a unique treatment to those who find their way there: it prescribes cats as medication. Patients are often puzzled by this unconventional prescription, but when they “take” their cat for the recommended duration, they witness profound transformations in their lives, guided by the playful, empathetic, occasionally challenging yet endearing cats.
Throughout the pages, the power of the human-animal bond is revealed as a disheartened businessman finds unexpected joy in physical labor, a young girl navigates the complexities of elementary school cliques, a middle-aged man struggles to stay relevant at work and home, a hardened bag designer seeks emotional balance, and a geisha finds herself unable to move on from the memory of her lost cat. As the clinic’s patients navigate their inner turmoil and seek resolution, their feline companions lead them toward healing, self-discovery, and newfound hope.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780593818756
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- ISBN: 9780593818756
- File size: 2149 KB
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- English
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August 1, 2024
Natsume Sōseki, arguably Japan's greatest novelist, was also the likely progenitor of Japanese feline fiction with I Am a Cat (1905). The homeland of Hello Kitty and maneki-neko continues to send cat-themed mega-bestsellers--think Hiro Arikawa's The Travelling Cat Chronicles (2018) and The Goodbye Cat (2023)--around the globe. Ishida provides the latest kitty sensation, charmingly English-enabled by Shimoda, the first half of a duology, with the second, We'll Prescribe You a Cat, Again, due in 2025. At a certain Kyoto intersection is a narrow opening to an alley leading (eventually, sometimes) to the heavy fifth-floor door of the Nakagyō Kokoro Clinic for the Soul. The staff, acerbic nurse Chitose and affable Dr. Nikk�, might seem a bit strange, but their therapies always work because they will prescribe you a cat--Bee for freedom, Margot and Koyuki for empathy, Tank and Tangerine for inspiration, Mimita for letting go. In between patients, Shimodo intricately reveals Chitose and Nikk�'s grab-the-tissues origin stories, eliciting persuasive reminders to adopt, don't shop. Shimoda poignantly proves that cats are, indeed, the perfect antidotes to contemporary challenges.COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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