by Arikawa, Hiro | Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published 06/11/2025 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Doubleday) in the United Kingdom Hardback | 512 pages143 x 224 x 45mm | 598g**YOUR NEXT PERFECT GIFT**Discover the fabulous new double volume hardback gifting edition containing two bestsellers by Hiro Arikawa: The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat.This edition includes extra sparkle and elegance, with brand new front-cover illustrations, full-colour inside endpapers and sprayed edges‘Bewitching... as self-possessed and comforting as - well, a cat’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH‘A book about kindness and love, and how the smallest things can provide happiness’ STYLIST‘Quirky and life-enhancing’ THE TIMESSet against the backdrop of Japan’s changing seasons and narrated with a rare gentleness and humour, The Travelling Cat Chronicles explores the wonder and thrill of life's unexpected detours. It is about the value of friendship and solitude, and knowing when to give and when to take.In The Goodbye Cat, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives. Bursting with empathy and love, it explores the unstoppable cycle of life as we see how the steadiness and devotion of a well-loved cat never lets us down.Both huge bestsellers in Japan, at the heart of these books is a powerful message about the importance of kindness. Every page is a joyous celebration of cats and how we cannot resist sharing our lives with them.Readers adore THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES and THE GOODBYE CAT:‘Delightful, insightful, full of warmth with plenty of humour’ 5 stars *****‘Uplifting and heart wrenching in equal measure’ 5 stars *****‘It had me in floods of tears yet filled me with hope too’ 5 stars *****‘Wonderful! These cats are charming and truly come alive. The book is full of human - or rather, cat kindness’ *****‘Irresistible. This is the first time since The Travelling Cat Chronicles that I cried my eyes out over a book’ *****‘I’m glad I didn't read it outside because I couldn't stop crying. Truly life-enhancing’ *****
