'A gem, written with deep insight and finely attuned to the ways of cats and their humans. As mesmerizing as it is strange' SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE this Japanese bestseller from renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai features four inspirational and heartwarming vignettes following women and their cats in their quests for love and connection. ***Includes four fabulous illustrations*** She and Her Cat as its meant to be heard, narrated by Winson Ting, Julia Strowski, Jacqui Bardelang, Hana Teraie-Wood, Nile Faure-Bryan. Populated by both the friendly and the feral, it reveals - with heartstopping clarity and warmth - how even in our darkest moments, community and connection may lead us to a happier place. On the outskirts of Tokyo, in a neighbourhood crossed by a commuter railway, local cats weave their way through the lives and homes of their owners as they navigate difficult times.Ī cat named Chobi sends silent messages of courage to a young woman, willing her to end a faltering relationship a gifted artist fatally misunderstands her boss's enthusiasm for her paintings a manga fan shuts herself away after the death of her friend, while her cat Cookie hatches a plan to persuade her outside a woman who has dedicated her life to a distant husband learns a lesson in independence from her cat.Īgainst the urban backdrop of humming trains and private woes, SHE AND HER CAT explores the gentle magic of the everyday. The greatest humanity, of course, is found in the complex, caring, and insightful four-footed characters.'Goes to show how cats will save us all' Nick Bradley, author of The Cat and the City Reigning tomcat king Kuro reluctantly allows Shino to take adoring care of him in their golden years.Ī satisfying epilogue connects everyone. Mimi’s daughter Cookie helps shut-in Aoi, who is mourning for her late best friend, re-enter the outside world. Chobi’s furry new friend Mimi eventually becomes student Reina’s greatest comfort. Miyu discovers a kitten in the pouring rain, her anxious isolation as a single (over-) working woman assuaged by Chobi’s devotion.
In four interlinked chapters, each prefaced by a gorgeously intricate black-and-white drawing by Rohan Eason, lonely women find lifesaving company with feline companions. Shinkai’s stories are now adapted into a gentle prose novel by Naruki Nagakawa and smoothly translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori. Makoto Shinkai launched his career as one of Japan’s most lauded animation and manga artists with the five-minute film, She and Her Cat (1999) , later expanded into beloved, award-winning anime and manga series. Multiple shes and cats populate this gratifying, slim novel-in-stories, which arrives with a decades-long history that undoubtedly underscores its timeless appeal.
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