TY - BOOK AU - Shigematsu, Kiyoshi, TI - The blanket cats SN - 9780593852699 AV - FIC .Sh54bl 2024 U1 - 895.63/6 23/eng/20250218 PY - 2024///] CY - New York PB - G.P. Putnam's Sons KW - Cats KW - Fiction KW - Human-animal relationships KW - Pet shops KW - Tokyo (Japan) KW - Domestic fiction KW - Animal fiction N1 - Originally published in Japanese, as (Buranketto Kyattsu) by Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., Tokyo, Japan; English translation first published in Great Britain in 2024 by MacLehose Press, an imprint of Quercus Editions Ltd., a Hachette UK company; Publication information taken from publisher's website; The cat who sneezed -- The cat in the passenger seat -- The cat with no tail -- The cat who knew how to pretend -- The cat no one liked -- The cat who went on a journey -- The cat dreams were made of N2 - In a quirky Tokyo pet shop, seven struggling customers take home "blanket cats" for three days, hoping these temporary companions will help them escape their realities, including a couple facing infertility and a woman on the run, but the cats challenge their expectations and perceptions of happiness ER -