The life-affirming one million copy bestseller
"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
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 matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front seat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn't know why and Satoru won't say.
Set against the backdrop of Japan's changing seasons and narrated with a rare gentleness and humour, Nana's story 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.
At the heart of this book is a powerful message about the importance of kindness. It shows, above all, how acts of love, both great and small, can transform our lives.
Hiro Arikawa is a bestselling author in Japan. Her novel The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a million-copy bestseller in Japan and a runaway hit around the world in multiple languages. It was also made into a Japanese-language film.
Her follow-up novel-in-stories, The Goodbye Cat includes some of the same humans and cats alongside brand new ones, and features the same irresistible wit, wisdom and warmth that thousands of reader across the world love so much.
Hiro Arikawa lives in Tokyo, Japan.
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