We'll Prescribe You a Cat

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Syou Ishida

A USA Today BestsellerA cat a day keeps the doctor away…Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming, vibrant celebration of the healing power of cats.Tucked away in an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can only be found by people who are struggling in their lives and genuinely need help. The mysterious clinic offers a unique treatment to those who find their way there: it prescribes cats as medication. Patients are often puzzled by this unconventional prescription, but when they “take” their cat for the recommended duration, they witness profound transformations in their lives, guided by the playful, empathetic, occasionally challenging yet endearing cats.Throughout the pages, the power of the human-animal bond is revealed as a disheartened businessman finds unexpected joy in physical labor, a young girl navigates the complexities of elementary school cliques, a middle-aged man struggles to stay relevant at work and home, a hardened bag designer seeks emotional balance, and a geisha finds herself unable to move on from the memory of her lost cat. As the clinic’s patients navigate their inner turmoil and seek resolution, their feline companions lead them toward healing, self-discovery, and newfound hope.

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Author

Syou Ishida

Pages

304

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2024-09-03

ISBN

059381875X 9780593818756

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"This book feels like the warmest hug ever! In a hard-to-find alley in Japan is a small clinic with weird hours that helps unusual people with various problems in their lives. The title of the book makes it pretty clear that this clinic prescribes Cats. This leaves their patients confounded and confused, but the cats then do what they are prescribed to do, and they help them. This book is basically a collection of short stories joined by this central thread. Each of the patients and cats are unique and show a level of depth you probably wouldn’t expect from a cozy magical realism book. Not only does this book encourage you to open your heart and home to a cat, but it also asks you to take a look at the things that bother you in your life and find a way through to the other side. Sadness, frustration, anxiety and feeling stuck can bog all of us down, but sometimes happiness can be found just around a dark corner, in a hard-to-find alley in Japan, in a clinic with weird hours and a dark history...<br/><br/>Thank you to Berkley books for sending me an advanced copy of the English translation of this book. I absolutely loved it. This book is available everywhere September 3rd so head to your local independent bookstore or library to pre-order a copy today."