Discover the fabulous new double volume hardback giftingedition containing two bestsellers by Hiro Arikawa:The Travelling CatChroniclesandThe Goodbye Cat.

This edition includes extra sparkle and elegance, with brand new front-coverillustrations, full-colour inside endpapers and sprayed edges

Bewitching… as self-possessed and comforting as – well, a catSUNDAYTELEGRAPH
A book about kindness and love, and how the smallest things can providehappinessSTYLIST
Quirky and life-enhancingTHE TIMES
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Set against the backdrop of Japans changing seasons and narrated with a raregentleness and humour,The Travelling Cat Chroniclesexploresthe wonder and thrill of life’s unexpected detours. It is about the value offriendship and solitude, and knowing when to give and when to take.

InThe Goodbye Cat, seven cats weave their way through theirowners’ lives. Bursting with empathy and love, it explores the unstoppablecycle of life as we see how the steadiness and devotion of a well-loved catnever lets us down.

Both huge bestsellers in Japan, at the heart of these books is a powerfulmessage about the importance of kindness. Every page is a joyous celebration ofcats and how we cannot resist sharing our lives with them.

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Readers adore THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES and THE GOODBYE CAT:

Delightful, insightful,full of warmthwith plenty of humour5 stars *****
Upliftingand heart wrenching in equal measure 5 stars *****
It had me in floods of tears yetfilled me with hopetoo 5stars *****
Wonderful! These cats are charming andtruly come alive. The bookis full of human – or rather, cat kindness *****
Irresistible. This is the first time sinceThe Travelling CatChroniclesthat I cried my eyes out over a book *****
Im glad I didn’t read it outside because I couldn’t stop crying.Trulylife-enhancing *****

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.