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The Travelling Cat Chronicles

 The Travelling Cat Chronicles

By Hiro Arikawa

Format: Hardcover
Length: 277
First Publication: 2012
Genre: Fiction

Owned - Physical (B&N)

SYNOPSIS

A book that "speak[s] volumes about our need for connection - human, feline or otherwise" (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice that shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy - the perfect gift for cat lovers and travellers!

We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new friends. But the most important journey is the oione that shows us how to follow our hearts...

An instant international bestseller and indie bestseller, The Travelling Cat Chronicles has charmed readers around the world. With simple yet descriptive prose, this novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey with no other purpose than to visit three of Satoru's longtime friends. Or so Nana is led to believe...

With his crooked tail - a sign of a good fortune - and adventurous spirit, Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel in a silver van across Japan, with its ever-changing scenery and seasons, they will learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love.



Why did I pickup up this book?

Cat there's a cat on the cover. There's talks of cats in the synposis. I like cats. But also, I already read the sequel of this book and it was cute enough. So, I thought I should get and read the first book. Bought this with the intention of it being a book I read at work. 






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