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Who are the biggest influences in your life?
My family. My family is always there to encourage me along the way. Just as I encourage them.
304 pages Berkley September 3, 2024 publication date
ABOUT THE BOOK
A cat a day keeps the doctor away…
Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming, vibrant celebration of the healing power of cats.
Tucked away in an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can only be found by people who are struggling in their lives and genuinely need help. The mysterious clinic offers a unique treatment to those who find their way there: it prescribes cats as medication. Patients are often puzzled by this unconventional prescription, but when they “take” their cat for the recommended duration, they witness profound transformations in their lives, guided by the playful, empathetic, occasionally challenging yet endearing cats.
Throughout the pages, the power of the human-animal bond is revealed as a disheartened businessman finds unexpected joy in physical labor, a young girl navigates the complexities of elementary school cliques, a middle-aged man struggles to stay relevant at work and home, a hardened bag designer seeks emotional balance, and a geisha finds herself unable to move on from the memory of her lost cat. As the clinic’s patients navigate their inner turmoil and seek resolution, their feline companions lead them toward healing, self-discovery, and newfound hope.
MY THOUGHTS
This book was originally published in Japanese then translated into seventeen languages. These are vignettes intertwining and strung together.
This is unlike any book I’ve ever read before.
As a cat owner of three, I do believe cats have healing properties, who can refuse a cat snuggling up against you? You’ll instantly start feeling better as your depression lifts and your calmness comes about.
In We’ll Prescribe You a Cat, there is a medical clinic that only those who really need it can find. No matter the ill a cat is prescribed with the rest of the prescription to be picked up at the nurse’s desk.
There is a quite a bit of magical realism present in the book, which I wasn’t aware of when I decided to read it. This isn’t the type of book I normally read but it really worked for me.
Light and easy read we see the healing the cats bring to the people mentally as they leave with a more positive outlook on life. Some of this is nonsensical and whimsical. I think this is an uplifting book most cat lovers would enjoy.
I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.
Born in 1975 in Kyoto, Syou Ishida 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 published in seventeen languages.
What cities do you want to visit?
Several years ago I really wanted to go to Boston and we did passing, through New York as we did. Boston is a large city and we walked and walked. It’s so beautiful there.
My newest destination I want to visit is NYC. I live in a rural area and don’t see a lot of big city life very often and I’m just fine with that but sometimes I like to experience the busier side of things.
We live 3 hours from DC.
An overseas trip I’d love to go on would be Galway, Ireland, from where my great grandmother traveled to America as a sixteen year old for the start of a new life.
Happy Friday & welcome to First Line Friday! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m delighted to feature Gingerbread Danger by Amanda Flower.
Another Christmas cozy mystery I’m looking forward to reading.
If you have never had to clean taffy off a pig, consider yourself lucky. I wasn’t one of the lucky ones.
ABOUT THE BOOK
For fans of Laura Childs’ Tea Shop Mysteries and Ellery Adams’ Culinary Cozy Mysteries, the Ohio-set Amish Candy Shop series combines a fascinating look at Amish life with the fun of candy making, plus the romance between chocolatier Bailey King and her county sheriff fiancé.
Amish Candy shop owner and star of TV’s Bailey’s Amish Sweets, Bailey King has a lot to be excited about. She’s happily engaged to Aiden Brody, newly appointed county sheriff, and her candy factory is finally having its grand opening in Harvest, Ohio—just before Christmas! Bailey is ready to let the sweet celebrations
begin . . .
With the help of local community organizer Margot Rawlings, Harvest will have a Candy Land themed Christmas on the village square—featuring Bailey’s recently perfected recipe for gingerbread men. When the big day comes, everything is going well—until bitter news arrives. One of Bailey’s Amish friends has been killed in an apparent accident just outside the candy factory. Aiden is promptly on the case—with more than a little input from Bailey . . .
Together, they soon learn that the victim was working for some powerful men in the county, and in doing so was spying on his own Amish community. Still, Bailey is determined to find the perpetrator. If she can’t cut out the killer from the rest of the suspects, her gingerbread men won’t be the only ones in danger of disappearing . . .
292 pages Publisher Kensington Cozies Publication date October 22, 2024
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Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech?
I’ve done the necessary stage performances in school but as far as seeking out performances or publicly speaking, no way. I am not interested in drawing attention to myself.
What are your favorite physical activities or exercises?
My current favorite is walking especially when it involves scenic hiking in the woods. We really have some beautiful woods in Pennsylvania and the views looking down into the spectacular valleys are remarkable.
What is something others do that sparks your admiration?
Kindness towards other people and animals is something I’ll always admire.
There are a lot of things I could do less of but a big time waster I do is scroll and read news articles. I am interested in keeping up with news, local, in my country or international news there’s always something going on.
Like the local news of a grandma who fell in a sinkhole in Pennsylvania looking for her cat. There are a lot of sinkholes caused by past mining here in Pennsylvania. This mine hadn’t been mined in over seventy years and she stepped on the ground and fell in they assumed. 4 days later they found her body in the mine thirty feet down. I don’t know if the family is going to sue or not.
Lets see what other news articles am I following? The guy that shot the healthcare CEO in NY. There seems to be a lot of news on that and NYC police have now gone to Atlanta to work with the police there to try to find some clues. My guess is he didn’t even get on the bus in Atlanta.
And another local news thing overnight a food truck sitting outside of its owners home exploded causing damage to their house. No cause of the damage has been released.
News is fascinating and that’s why I can’t stop scrolling.
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