The highly anticipated new novel – The Kokoro Clinic for theSoul reopens in this delightful follow-up to the award-winning, bestsellingJapanese novelWe’ll Prescribe You a Catfor fans ofTheTravelling Cat ChroniclesandThe Cat Who Saved Books

Its time to revisit the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul.

Though it is mysteriously located at an uncertain address, the Kokoro cliniccan always be found by those who need it. And it has proven time after timethat a prescribed cat has the power to heal the emotional wounds of all itspatients.

This irresistible sequel introduces a new loveable cast of healing cats,fromKotetsu, a four-month-old Bengal who unleashes his energy bydemolishing bed linen, to curiousShasha, who won’t let her tiny size stopher, and lazyMs. Michiko, who is as soft and comforting as mochi.

As characters from one chapter re-appear as side characters in the next, wefollow a young woman who cannot help pushing away the man who loves her; arecently widowed grandfather whose grandson refuses to leave his room; and ananxious man working at a cat shelter who seeks to show how difficult cats canbe the most rewarding.

This moving, magical novel proves just how eternally unknowable cats are for wehumans, even while we continue to cherish their special gift of transformingour lives.

**Contains five exquisite line drawings by artist Alissa Levy @levysfriends

About the Author

Born in 1975 in Kyoto,Syou Ishidais anaward-winning author. Her debut in the series,Well Prescribe You aCat,has been a runaway international bestseller and has beenthe subject of numerous news articles, including in theGuardianandtheNew York Times.

We’ll Prescribe You Another Catis the secondvolume in the series to be published internationally. Volume 3 has also beenreleased in Japan and will be published in the English-language next yearasWelcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic.