{"product_id":"the-cat-who-saved-books-gift-edition-hardcover","title":"The Cat Who Saved Books Gift Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSosuke Natsukawa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLouise Heal Kawai\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautifully designed Deluxe Gift Edition of the #1 Japanese bestseller--\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003efeaturing sprayed edges, foil stamping and other special design features--\u003cstrong\u003ea celebration of books, cats, and the people who love them\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. Then, a talking cat named Tiger appears with an unusual request. The feline asks for--or rather, demands--the teenager's help in saving books with him. The world is full of lonely books left unread and unloved, and Tiger and Rintaro must liberate them from their neglectful owners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir mission sends this odd couple on an amazing journey, where they enter different mazes to set books free. Through their travels, Tiger and Rintaro meet a man who leaves his books to perish on a bookshelf, an unwitting book torturer who cuts the pages of books into snippets to help people speed read, and a publishing drone who only wants to create bestsellers. Their adventures culminate in one final, unforgettable challenge--the last maze that awaits leads Rintaro down a realm only the bravest dare enter . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn enthralling tale of books, first love, fantasy, and an unusual friendship with a talking cat, \u003cem\u003eThe Cat Who Saved Books \u003c\/em\u003eis a story for those for whom books are so much more than words on paper. \u003c\/p\u003e  \r\n\r\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \r\nSosuke Natsukawa is a Japanese physician and novelist. He graduated from the Shinshu University medical school and practices medicine at a hospital in the largely rural prefecture of Nagano. His multi-volume debut novel, Kamisama no Karute (God's Medical Records), has won several prizes and has sold over three million copies in Japan. He is the author of the number one international bestseller The Cat Who Saved Books. The Cat Who Saved the Library is the second book in his series featuring Tiger the talking tabby cat.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753302655264,"sku":"9780063427129","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2d409ae10364bca8123420b30fe161db.webp?v=1780016659","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cat-who-saved-books-gift-edition-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}