The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

The uplifting new cat novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Travelling Cat Chronicles.

Against changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives. - A needy kitten rescued from the recycling bin teaches a new father how to parent his own human baby- An elderly cat hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his owner may be together for ever- A colony of wild cats on a holiday island shows a young boy not to stand in nature's way- A family is perplexed by their cat's devotion to their charismatic but uncaring father- A woman curses how her cat constantly visits her at nightBursting with empathy and love, THE GOODBYE CAT explores the unstoppable cycle of life as we see how the steadiness and devotion of a well-loved cat never lets us down.

Paperback
Publication: 12 Oct 2023, Doubleday
ISBN: 9780857529138
Extent: 256 pages