We'll Prescribe You Another Cat (#1,355) by Syou Ishida, translated by E. Madison Shimoda is really a continuation of her first book, We'll Prescribe You A Cat, and according to the dust jacket, the middle book of a trio already out in Japan. These books are charming, quirky, and most importantly, about the power of cats to heal and change lives. They also have a definite "woo-woo" element which is becoming more pronounced as the story progresses through these books.
In each chapter, someone has a problem. Whether or not they can put it into words is immaterial because the Korokoro Clinic For the Soul will find them down a narrow alleyway in Kyoto. After climbing up five flights of stairs in an apparently deserted building, each patient will come across a rude nurse who will direct them to step into the doctor's office. The slim young doctor they encounter will joke with them and without much ado, call for the nurse to bring in a cat for the patient. They are then ushered out the door with instructions on how to care for their cat and when to return to the office. That is it. But, oh what a change is wrought by dealing with the creature unexpectedly handed to them!
But just who are these mysterious practitioners? Hints are dropped as to their identity, but I believe that the various story lines won't be resolved until the third and final book. If you love cats, you won't want to miss these books.
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