{"product_id":"the-blanket-cats","title":"The Blanket Cats","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A breath of fresh air in the genre of healing\nfiction. Boldly exploring the grey areas and struggles of life . . . it left me\nfeeling hopeful that a small step in the right direction is what it takes to\nmake things better\" Shanna Tan, translator of \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the\nHyunam-dong Bookshop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Blanket Cats \u003c\/i\u003eis a triumph\" Jinwoo Chong,\naward-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFluxFlux \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eI Leave It Up to\nYou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIs three days with a cat enough to change your life?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe troubled and anxious of Tokyo are desperate to find out. They all have\ntheir problems - and they all want to believe that a feline companion from a\nunique pet shop can help them find a solution. But there are rules: they must\nbe returned after three days, and they must always sleep in their own familiar\nblankets.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn \u003ci\u003eThe Blanket Cats\u003c\/i\u003e, we meet seven such customers, including a\ncouple struggling with infertility, a middle-aged woman on the run from the\npolice, and two families in very different circumstances simply seeking joy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBut like all their kind, the blanket cats are mysterious creatures with their\nown unknowable agendas, who delight in confounding expectations. And perhaps\nwhat their hosts are looking for isn't what they really need.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThree days may not be enough to change your life. But it might be enough to\nchange how you see it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44238728134863,"sku":"9781529435283","price":25.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_f48ec361-8c42-41be-8559-65a5ee3b222d.jpg?v=1756735913","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/the-blanket-cats","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}