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- The Blanket Cats / by Shigematsu, Kiyoshi,1963-author.; Kirkwood, Jesse,translator.;
- Is three days with a cat enough to change your life? The troubled and anxious of Tokyo are desperate to find out. They all have their problems and they all want to believe that a temporary feline companion from a unique pet shop can help them find a solution. Or at least provide a few days relief and distraction. But, like all their kind, the Blanket Cats are mysterious creatures with their own unknowable agendas, who delight in confounding expectations. And perhaps what their hosts are looking forisn't what they really need. Three days may not be enough to change your life. But it can be enough to change how you see it.
- Subjects: Novels.; Blankets; Cats; Human-animal relationships; Pet shops;
- The Kamogawa food detectives / by Kashiwai, Hisashi,1952-author.; Kirkwood, Jesse,translator.; translation of:Kashiwai, Hisashi,1952-Kamogawa shokudō.English.;
- "What's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more time? Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner serves up deliciously extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason customers stop by ... The father-daughter duo are 'food detectives'. Through ingenious investigations, they are able to recreate dishes from a person's treasured memories-dishes that may well hold the keys to their forgotten past and future happiness. The restaurant of lost recipes provides a link to vanished moments, creating a present full of possibility. A bestseller in Japan, The Kamogawa Food Detectives is a celebration of good company and the power of a delicious meal."--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Fathers and daughters; Food; Formulas, recipes, etc.; Happiness; Memory; Restaurants; Restaurateurs;
- The restaurant of lost recipes / by Kashiwai, Hisashi,1952-author.; Kirkwood, Jesse,translator.;
- We all hold lost recipes in our hearts. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them ... Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as "food detectives," offering a service that goes beyond cooking mouth-watering meals. Through their culinary sleuthing, they revive lost recipes and rekindle forgotten memories. From the Olympic swimmer who misses his estranged father's bento lunchbox to the one-hit-wonder pop star who remembers the tempura she ate to celebrate her only successful record, each customer leaves the diner forever changed -- though not always in the ways they expect ... The Kamogawa Diner doesn't just serve meals -- it's a door to the past through the miracle of delicious food. A beloved bestseller in Japan, 'The Restaurant of Lost Recipes' is a tender and healing novel for fans of 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold'.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Fathers and daughters; Food; Formulas, recipes, etc.; Happiness; Memory; Restaurants; Restaurateurs;
- Menu of happiness / by Kashiwai, Hisashi,1952-author.; translation of:Kashiwai, Hisashi,1952-Kamogawa shokudō itsumono.English.; Kirkwood, Jesse,translator.;
- "Every memory has a flavor. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them ... Welcome to the Kamogawa Diner, where every meal is a mystery ready to be solved. This unique establishment is run by a father-daughter duo who offer more than just mouth-watering meals. They act as "food detectives," delving into the past to produce nostalgia-infused dishes for their hungry clientele. Among the patrons is a once-renowned pianist whose promising career was marred by a self-inflicted injury. She longs to taste the yakisoba shared with the only man she ever truly loved. The diner also welcomes a man haunted by shadows of regret. His mind is haunted by the memory of gyoza served by the parents of a lover he once jilted, as he seeks understanding and, perhaps, forgiveness. The Kamogawa Diner doesn't just serve food -- it recreates forgotten recipes, helping its patrons to revisit memories lost to time. Each dish is a portal to the past, serving not just sustenance but solace and reconnection through the miracle of delicious food"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Fathers and daughters; Food; Formulas, recipes, etc.; Memory; Restaurants; Restaurateurs;
- The Full Moon Coffee Shop : a novel / by Mochizuki, Mai,author.; Kirkwood, Jesse,translator.; translation of:Mochizuki, Mai.Mangetsu kōhīten no hoshiyomi.English.;
- "Translated from the Japanese bestseller, this charming and magical novel, inspired by the myth of cats returning favors to those who care for them, reminds us that it's never too late to follow our stars. In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they'll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a glittering Kyoto moon. This particular coffee shop is like no other. It has no fixed location, no fixed hours, and seemingly appears at random to adrift young people at crucial junctions in their lives. It's also run by talking cats. While customers at the Full Moon Coffee Shop partake in cakes and coffees and teas, the cats also consult them on their star charts, offer cryptic wisdom, and let them know where their lives veered off course. Because every person who visits the shop has been feeling more than a little lost. And for a down-on-her-luck screenwriter, a romantically stuck movie director, a hopeful hairstylist and a technologically challenged website designer, the coffee shop's feline guides will set them back on their fated paths. For there is a very special reason the shop appeared to each of them."--
- Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Astrology; Cats; Coffee shops; Fortune-telling;
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