The Travelling Cat Chronicles

THE BELOVED JAPANESE WORD-OF-MOUTH BESTSELLER - TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE An unforgettable novel about friendship, loyalty and the extraordinary bond between people and the animals who change their lives. Filled with humour, compassion and hope, it celebrates the small acts of kindness that can transform a life. 'Bewitching... as self-possessed and comforting as, well, a cat.' Sunday Telegraph 'A book about kindness and love, and how the smallest things can provide happiness.' Stylist ________ It's not the journey that counts, but who's at your side. Nana is an ordinary stray cat until he is adopted by the gentle Satoru. Now he spends his days riding beside his beloved owner in the front seat of a silver van. Together they set off on one last journey across Japan, visiting three of Satoru's oldest friends. Nana doesn't know where they are going, or why. Satoru isn't saying. As the pair travel through Japan's changing seasons, Nana gradually begins to understand the quiet truth behind their trip. _________ Perfect for readers of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library, We'll Prescribe You a Cat and Before the Coffee Gets Cold. Readers adore THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES: 'Delightful, insightful, full of warmth with plenty of humour.' * reader review 'Uplifting and heart-wrenching in equal measure.' * reader review 'It had me in floods of tears but filled me with hope too.' * reader review

Hiro Arikawa (Author) HIRO ARIKAWA is the multi-million-copy bestselling author of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES and THE GOODBYE CAT. Passing through a scenic mountainous region of Japan, the famous Hankyu line is a privately run railway that connects Osaka and Kyoto and is famous for its maroon-coloured vintage-style carriages. One of its much-visited stops is the city of Takarazuka, where the author of this book lives. Published twenty years ago, this enduring Japanese classic has sold 1.4 million copies and has been published worldwide. Philip Gabriel (Translator) Philip Gabriel is the author of Mad Wives and Island Dreams: Shimao Toshio and the Margins of Japanese Literature and Spirit Matters: The Transcendent in Modern Japanese Literature and has translated many novels and short stories by Haruki Murakami and other modern writers. He is recipient of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature (2001) for his translation of Senji Kuroi's Life in the Cul-de-Sac, and the 2006 PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize for his translation of Murakami's Kafka on the Shore.