The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu

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The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu

What a sad, interesting book. The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu is translated into English by Jesse Kirkwood, who also translated The Full Moon Coffee Shop, among other books. While the blanket cats themselves are the only link between seven stories, each of the tales is about someone who is desperate, and sees a rented cat as a possible solution. Blanket cats are available for rent at a Japanese pet store. They are seven cats who never fou…