TY - BOOK AU - Arikawa, Hiro, AU - Seasons TI - The travelling cat chronicles SN - 0857524194 AV - PL867.5.R55 T3313 2017 U1 - 895.636 23 PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Doubleday KW - Cats KW - Fiction KW - Automobile travel KW - Seasons KW - Solitude KW - Human-animal relationships 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 -