SHE AND HER CAT

u003cbu003eFor fans of Mieko Kawakami’s u003ciu003eBreasts and Eggsu003c/iu003e and Murata Sayaka’s u003ciu003eEarthlingsu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e, this Japanese bestseller from renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai features four inspirational and heartwarming vignettes following women and their cats in their quests for love and connection.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eLying alone on the edge of the sidewalk in an abandoned cardboard box, a nameless narrator contemplates the indifferent world around him. With his mother long gone, his only company is the sound of the nearby train. Just as he fears that the end is near, a young woman peers down at him, this fateful encounter changing their lives forever.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eSo begins the first story in u003ciu003eShe and Her Catu003c/iu003e, a collection of four interrelated, stream-of-conscious short stories in which four women and their feline companions explore the frailty of life, the pain of isolation, and the limits of communication.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eWith clever narration alternating between the cats and their owners, u003ciu003eShe and Her Catu003c/iu003e offers a unique and sly commentary on human foibles and our desire for connection. A whimsical short story anthology unlike any other, it effortlessly demonstrates that even in our darkest, most lonesome moments, we are still united to this wonderous world—often in ways we could never have expected.