Published: 05/09/2024
Syou Ishida pairs up a diverse range of cats with humans looking to heal in this utterly charming Japanese bestseller about a unique clinic.
A cat a day keeps the doctor away ...
On the top floor of an old building at the end of a cobbled alley in Kyoto lies the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul. Only a select few - those who feel genuine emotional pain - can find it.
The mysterious centre offers a unique treatment for its troubled patients: it prescribes cats as medication.
Get ready to fall in love:
- Bee, an eight-year-old female, mixed breed helps a disheartened businessman as he finds unexpected joy in physical labour;
- Margot, muscly like a lightweight boxer, helps a middle-aged callcentre worker stay relevant;
- Koyuki, an exquisite white cat brings closure to a mother troubled by the memory of the rescue kitten she was forced to abandon;
- Tank and Tangerine bring peace to a hardened fashion designer, as she learns to be kinder to herself;
- Mimita, the Scottish Fold kitten helps a broken-hearted Geisha to stop blaming herself for the cat she once lost.
As the clinic's patients seek inner peace, their feline friends lead them towards healing, self-discovery and newfound hope.
Contains five delicious cat line-drawings.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9781529936711
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 316 g
Dimensions: 205 x 135 x 25 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Heart-wrenching, humorous and hopeful . . . Ishida’s writing is beautiful . . . You don’t need to be a cat lover to find this an uplifting and beautiful book - My Weekly
[An] uplifting and charming read - Prima
Heartwarming . . . a quaint and cosy story - i Newspaper
This is a book full of hope, healing and humanity – and some heart-stealing cats too. - Culturefly
ADORABLE - Harlan Coben
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