{"product_id":"calico-cat-at-the-chibineko-kitchen","title":"The Calico Cat at the Chibineko Kitchen: The Heartwarming Japanese Cat Novel about Fate and the Healing Power of Food","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow the seashell path along Tokyo Bay until you get to the Chibineko Kitchen, where a traditional Japanese meal can summon anyone you choose from your past, but only for as long as it continues to steam . . . --for fans of\u003ci\u003e Before the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Midnight Library\u003c\/i\u003e, and Studio Ghibli films like \u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you could speak one last time to someone you've lost, what would you tell them?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne sunny morning, the Chibineko Kitchen opens its doors to Nagi, a young woman facing an impossible choice: Should she marry her boyfriend, despite knowing she has only a few years left to live? Desperate for advice from her mother, who died years ago, she hopes that one of the Chibineko Kitchen's fabled meals will work its magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch is the promise that attracts three others to the restaurant: an anxious man rebuilding his life after shutting himself away for years, a lonely widow unaware that she is surrounded by friends, and a theater director hoping to rekindle his career after a tragic accident. In the company of Kai, the Chibineko Kitchen's chef; Kotoko, who has experienced the miracle of the restaurant and now works there; and Chibi, the resident kitten, each sits down to a meal of uncanny personal meaning that has the potential to reunite them with a departed loved one--and to remind them what matters most in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMenu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTofu no Misozuke: Miso-marinated tofu\u003cbr\u003eButa Bara no Kara-age: Fried pork belly\u003cbr\u003eIwashi no Kabayaki-don: Soy-glazed sardines on rice\u003cbr\u003eShime no Kare: Curry using leftover hotpot\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52850628919664,"sku":"9780143138624","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_9da37c37-a38a-46ae-8abc-9f572f2b0822.jpg?v=1767976025","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/calico-cat-at-the-chibineko-kitchen","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}