The Blanket Cats

Hardback Published on: 05/09/2024
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The Blanket Cats
Japanese cat bestseller
'Two nights, three days. That was how long you got to keep them.' An English translation for another cat-based Japanese novel. This time we have a shop ... READ MORE
Alan M
The Blanket Cats
"Must be nice to always land on your feet..."
Melancholic and wistful, The Blanket Cats explores the story of a handful of different people and their tumultuous lives as they attempt to seek refuge in ... READ MORE
Benjamin Anuworakarn
The Blanket Cats
The struggles of being human - a heartwarming exploration
This is such a phenomenal collection of stories in which each unique character finds themself in a situation where they need to borrow a cat for a few days... READ MORE
Merlin, Cheltenham
The Blanket Cats
Cats are wonderful. People not so much.
The Blanket Cats is not a book about cats (well one story is but overall it's not) It's about people and the stupid things they do and say to those they lo... READ MORE
Sabrina at Aylesbury
The Blanket Cats
An uplifting collection of short stories!
I love translated fiction and I love cats even more so I knew this book would be right up my street and I was right. The Blanket Cats is a heart-warming, u... READ MORE
Emma at Waterstones Blackburn

Synopsis

Is three days with a cat long enough to change your life?

The troubled and anxious of Tokyo are desperate to find out. They all have their problems - and they all want to believe that a temporary feline companion from a unique pet shop can help them find a solution. Or at least provide a few days' relief and distraction.

But, like all their kind, the Blanket Cats are mysterious creatures with their own unknowable agendas, who delight in confounding expectations. And perhaps what their hosts are looking for isn't what they really need. Three days may not be enough to change your life. But it can be enough to change how you see it.

Translated from the Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781529435238
  • Number of pages: 304
  • Dimensions: 218 x 140 x 30 mm
  • Weight: 406g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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The Blanket Cats
Unsympathetic characters
A collection of short stories in which troubled humans rent a cat for 3 days and the renting of the cat may (or may not) be the ‘cat’-alyst for them facing... READ MORE
Hikari
The Blanket Cats
Collections of stories
It is a strange concept to believe a cat that must be with its blanket to behave and be suitable for someone renting it for 3 days only! Some of the stori... READ MORE
Robynfleur
The Blanket Cats
Quirky and unique
This collection of seven stories is linked by the unique concept of people renting one of the 'blanket cats' for three days. I particularly enjoyed expe... READ MORE
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