{"product_id":"nick-bradley-the-cat-and-the-city-2021-paperback","title":"Nick Bradley: The Cat and The City [2021] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e love letter to Japan and its literature' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ingenious... Touching, surprising and sometimes heartbreaking' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An ideal tonic for anyone craving far-flung adventure' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you're itching to read a new novel by David Mitchell...try this' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Tokyo - one of the world's largest megacities - a stray cat is wending her way through the back alleys. And, with each detour, she brushes up against the seemingly disparate lives of the city-dwellers, connecting them in unexpected ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the city is changing. As it does, it pushes her to the margins where she chances upon a series of apparent strangers - from a homeless man squatting in an abandoned hotel, to a shut-in hermit afraid to leave his house, to a convenience store worker searching for love. The cat orbits Tokyo's denizens, drawing them ever closer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterfully weaves together seemingly disparate threads to conjure up a vivid tapestry of Tokyo; its glory, its shame, its characters, and a calico cat.' David Peace, author of THE TOKYO TRILOGY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e's best debuts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD, 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bradley, Nick","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":54588618113363,"sku":"XG81786499912","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/bradley-nick-nick-bradley-the-cat-and-the-city-2021-paperback-xg81786499912-1254206661.jpg?v=1786726178","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/nick-bradley-the-cat-and-the-city-2021-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}