Gilbert and Ivy Book Club - We'll Prescribe You a Cat

What we are reading: We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

Next Meeting? Thursday, January 8th from 6:00 to 7:30pm

Cost? Book cost is $20 (plus tax)

Where will we meet? Gilbert and Ivy 100 S Main Street; Vicksburg

About the book

Tucked away on the fifth floor of an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Nakagyō Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can be found only by people who are struggling in their lives and who genuinely need help. The mysterious clinic offers a unique treatment to those who find their way there: it prescribes cats as medication. Patients are often puzzled by this unconventional prescription, but when they “take” their cat for the recommended duration, they witness profound transformations in their lives, guided by the playful, empathetic, and occasionally challenging yet endearing cats.

About the author:

Born in 1975 in Kyoto, Syou Ishida is an award-winning author. Her debut in the series, "We’ll Prescribe You a Cat", has been a runaway international bestseller. "We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat" is the second volume in the series to be published internationally. Volume 3 has also been released in Japan and will be published in the English-language next year.