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We'll Prescribe You Another Cat

We'll Prescribe You Another Cat

Summary

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The Kokoro Clinic for the Soul reopens in this delightful follow-up to the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel We'll Prescribe You a Cat.

It’s time to revisit the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul.

Though it’s a mysteriously located clinic with an uncertain address, it can always be found by those who need it. And the clinic has proven time after time that a prescribed cat has the power to heal the emotional wounds of its patients.

This charming sequel introduces a new lovable cast of healing cats, from Kotetsu, a four-month-old Bengal who unleashes his boundless energy by demolishing bed linen and curtains, to tenacious and curious Shasha, who doesn’t let her small size stop her from anything, and the most lovable, lazy Ms. Michiko, who is as soft and comforting as mochi.

As characters from one chapter appear as side characters in the next, we follow a young woman who cannot help pushing away the man who loves her; a recently widowed grandfather whose grandson refuses to leave his room; the family of a young woman who struggle to understand each other, and an anxious man who works at a cat shelter seeking to show how the most difficult cats can be the most rewarding.

This moving, magical novel of interconnected tales proves the strength of the unfathomable bond between cats and people.

© Syou Ishida 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

About the author

Syou Ishida

Born in 1975 in Kyoto, award-winning author Syou Ishida has always adored her cats. She began writing fiction while working at a telecommunications company. We’ll Prescribe You a Cat has been a runaway bestseller in Japan, and is due to be translated into over thirty languages. Its sequel, We'll Prescribe You Another Cat will be published worldwide next year.
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