{"title":"Hiro Arikawa","description":"Hiro Arikawa is a renowned author from Tokyo. She is the international bestselling author of The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat. Her enduring classic title The Passengers on the Hankyu Line has sold over a million copies in Japan and beyond.","products":[{"product_id":"the-passengers-on-the-hankyu-line-hardcover","title":"The Passengers on the Hankyu Line - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome aboard the Hankyu Line train!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCome along on a heartwarming, funny, and perfectly cozy voyage with the charming and relatable passengers--including one dashing dachshund--whose lives intersect and affect each other on one of Japan's most romantic railway lines from international bestselling author Hiro Arikawa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween the two beautiful towns of Takarazuka and Nishinomiya, in a stunning mountainous area of Japan, rattles the Hankyu Line train. Passengers step on and off, lost in thought, contemplating the tiny knots of their existence. On the outward journey, we are introduced to the emotional dilemmas of five characters, and on the return journey six months later, we watch them find resolutions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young man meets the young woman who always happens to borrow a library book just before he can check it out himself, a woman in a white bridal dress boards looking inexplicably sad, a university student heads home after class, a girl prepares to leave her abusive boyfriend, and an old lady discusses adopting a dog with her granddaughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith stories that crisscross like the railway lines, the Hankyu train trundles on, propelling the lives and loves of its passengers ever forward.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103190159583,"sku":"9798217187188","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/2_ROwIV4sc9798217187188.webp?v=1781090460"},{"product_id":"the-goodbye-cat-hardcover","title":"The Goodbye Cat - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling and beloved \u003ci\u003eThe Travelling Cat Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives, climbing, comforting, nestling, and sometimes just tripping everyone up in this uplifting collection of tales by international bestselling author Hiro Arikawa\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst the backdrop of changing seasons in Japan, we meet Spin, a kitten rescued from the recycling bin, whose playful nature and simple needs teach an anxious father how to parent his own human baby; a colony of wild cats on a popular holiday island show a young boy not to stand in nature's way; a family is perplexed by their cat's undying devotion to their charismatic but uncaring father; a woman curses how her cat will not stop visiting her at night; and an elderly cat hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his owner may be in each other's lives forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBursting with love and warmth, \u003ci\u003eThe Goodbye Cat\u003c\/i\u003e exquisitely explores the cycle of life, from birth to death--as each of the 7 stories explores how, in different ways, the steadiness and devotion of a well-loved cat never lets us down. A huge bestseller in Japan, this magical book is a joyous celebration of the wondrousness of cats and why we choose to share our lives with them.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104816959711,"sku":"9780593815700","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/wW0ShBA63Q9780593815700.webp?v=1781111379"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/hiro-arikawa.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}