{"product_id":"the-goodbye-cat","title":"The Goodbye Cat","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling and beloved \u003ci\u003eThe Travelling Cat Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives, climbing, comforting, nestling, and sometimes just tripping everyone up in this uplifting collection of tales by international bestselling author Hiro Arikawa\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst the backdrop of changing seasons in Japan, we meet Spin, a kitten rescued from the recycling bin, whose playful nature and simple needs teach an anxious father how to parent his own human baby; a colony of wild cats on a popular holiday island show a young boy not to stand in nature's way; a family is perplexed by their cat's undying devotion to their charismatic but uncaring father; a woman curses how her cat will not stop visiting her at night; and an elderly cat hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his owner may be in each other's lives forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBursting with love and warmth, \u003ci\u003eThe Goodbye Cat\u003c\/i\u003e exquisitely explores the cycle of life, from birth to death--as each of the seven stories explores how, in different ways, the steadiness and devotion of a well-loved cat never lets us down. A huge bestseller in Japan, this magical book is a joyous celebration of the wondrousness of cats and why we choose to share our lives with them.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 059381570X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780593815700\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Arikawa, Hiro, Gabriel, Philip\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Oct 2023)","offer_id":46079805685957,"sku":"9780593815700","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780593815700.jpg?v=1776031930","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-goodbye-cat","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}