The Blanket Cats

Is three days with a cat long enough to change your life? Seven families are about to find out. They all have their problems - and they all want to believe that a temporary feline companion can help them find a solution. Or at least provide a few days' relief and distraction. But the Blanket Cats are mysterious creatures with their own unknowable agendas, who delight in confounding expectations. And perhaps what their hosts are looking for isn't what they really need. Three days may not be enough to change your life. But it can be enough to change how you see it. Translated from the Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood

Kiyoshi Shigematsu was born in 1963 in Okayama Prefecture. After studying at Waseda University in Tokyo, he began a career as an editorial writer. His work has been honoured with four major prizes, including the prestigious Naoki Prize in 2000. The Blanket Cats was adapted for TV in 2017, and he contributed to the storyline of the Lost Odyssey video game.