TY - BOOK AU - Arikawa,Hiro AU - Gabriel,Philip TI - The travelling cat chronicles SN - 9780857524188 (hb) AV - PL867.5.R54 T73 2017 U1 - Fiction PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Doubleday KW - Human-animal relationships KW - Fiction KW - Cats KW - Automobile travel KW - Solitude KW - Japan N1 - First published in Japan in 2015 N2 - 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 striking 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 ER -