by Nick Bradley: A debut novel that follows the adventures of a stray cat in Tokyo who brushes up against a wide variety of characters. They at first feel unrelated but as the narrative progresses we start to see how their lives are all intertwined.

In Tokyo – one of the world’s largest megacities – a stray cat is wending her way through the back alleys. And, with each detour, she brushes up against the seemingly disparate lives of the city-dwellers, connecting them in unexpected ways.

But the city is changing. As it does, it pushes her to the margins where she chances upon a series of apparent strangers – from a homeless man squatting in an abandoned hotel, to a shut-in hermit afraid to leave his house, to a convenience store worker searching for love. The cat orbits Tokyo’s denizens, drawing them ever closer.

Source: https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/things-to-do/the-best-books-about-tokyo.