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  • Published: 3 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529936711
  • Imprint: Doubleday
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $36.00

We'll Prescribe You a Cat

  • Syou Ishida



For fans of TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, SHE AND HER CAT and THE GOODBYE CAT - this huge international sensation with a touch of magical realism tells of mysterious clinic where cats are prescribed to heal its ailing patients

For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, discover the award-winning Japanese sensation - a charming celebration of the HEALING POWER of CATS.

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 at work and at home;
- Koyuki, an exquisite white cat brings closure to a young mother troubled by the memory of the rescue kitten she was forced to abandon;
- Tank and Tangerine bring peace to a hardened handbag 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 lost years ago;

As the clinic's patients navigate their inner turmoil and seek resolution, their feline companions lead them towards healing, self-discovery and newfound hope.

**Contains five exquisite cat line-drawings**

Japanese bestseller, October 2023

Readers adore WE'LL PRESCRIBE YOU A CAT:
‘The most wonderful book I've ever read’ *****
‘A terrific idea, a powerful ending, brilliant storytelling’ *****
‘The story drew me in instantly, and I laughed so much’ *****
‘I definitely want everyone to read this book’ *****
‘There are so many wonderful lines to underscore, but if I write them here, there will be spoilers!’ *****

  • Published: 3 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529936711
  • Imprint: Doubleday
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $36.00

Praise for We'll Prescribe You a Cat

[An] uplifting and charming read

Prima

Heartwarming . . . a quaint and cosy story

i Newspaper

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

This is a book full of hope, healing and humanity – and some heart-stealing cats too.

Culturefly

ADORABLE

Harlan Coben

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