The Travelling Cat Chronicles

THE PERFECT CURL-UP READ FOR CAT LOVERS

‘Bewitching… as self-possessed and comforting as – well, a cat’SUNDAYTELEGRAPH

‘A book about kindness and love, and how the smallest things can providehappiness’STYLIST
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It’s not the journey that counts, but who’s at your side.

Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that mattersis that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front seat of hissilver van.

Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn’tknow why and Satoru won’t say.

Set against the backdrop of Japan’s changing seasons and narrated with a raregentleness and humour, Nana’s story explores the wonder and thrill of life’sunexpected detours. It is about the value of friendship and solitude, and knowingwhen to give and when to take.

At the heart of this book is a powerful message about the importance ofkindness. It shows, above all, how acts of love, both great and small, cantransform our lives.
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Readers love THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES:

‘Delightful, insightful,full of warmthwith plenty of humour’5 stars *****
‘Upliftingand heart wrenching in equal measure’ 5 stars *****
‘It had me in floods of tears butfilled me with hopetoo’ 5stars *****

About the Author

HIRO ARIKAWAis the multi-million-copybestselling author of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES and THE GOODBYE CAT.Passing through a scenic mountainous region of Japan, the famous Hankyu line isa privately run railway that connects Osaka and Kyoto and is famous for itsmaroon-coloured vintage-style carriages. One of its much-visited stops is thecity of Takarazuka, where the author of this book lives. Published twenty yearsago, this enduring Japanese classic has sold 1.4 million copies and has beenpublished worldwide.

Philip Gabrielis the author ofMad Wives and IslandDreams: Shimao Toshio and the Margins of Japanese LiteratureandSpiritMatters: The Transcendent in Modern Japanese Literatureand hastranslated many novels and short stories by the writer Haruki Murakami andother modern writers. He is recipient of the Japan-U.S. Friendship CommissionPrize for the Translation of Japanese Literature (2001) for his translation ofSenji KuroisLife in the Cul-de-Sac, and the 2006PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize for his translation ofMurakami’sKafka on the Shore.