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Syou Ishida


Born in 1975 in Kyoto, Syou Ishida is an award-winning author. Her debut in the series, We’ll Prescribe You a Cat, has been a runaway international bestseller and has been the subject of numerous news articles, including in the Guardian and the New York Times. We'll Prescribe You Another Cat is the second volume in the series to be published internationally. The third volume, entitled Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic in English, has been noted for its increased emotional depth. Its big themes will resonate with readers and cat-lovers everywhere.

Inside illustrations are by Alissa Levy @levysfriends

Books by Syou Ishida

We'll Prescribe You a Cat

For fans of TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, SHE AND HER CAT and THE GOODBYE CAT - this huge international sensation with a touch of magical realism tells of mysterious clinic where cats are prescribed to heal its ailing patients

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We'll Prescribe You Another Cat

By the author of the sensational worldwide bestseller WE'LL PRESCRIBE YOU A CAT - meet more irresistible furry friends to help you cure your emotional dilemmas, set in a magical clinic in Kyoto, Japan

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Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic

Volume 3 in the irresistible WE'LL PRESCRIBE YOU A CAT series in which emotionally vulnerable patients take home a cat for healing. For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES.

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