Mornings With My Cat Mii: An uplifting Japanese gift for cat lovers
Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori
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On a cool summer evening in 1977, Mayumi Inaba hears a cry from the banks of Tokyo's Tamagawa River and finds a newborn kitten dangling from a fence, abandoned. She takes the kitten home and names her Mii. What follows is a lifetime together — documented in prose so precise and tender that it transforms the ordinary rituals of living with a cat into a meditation on love, loss, and the passage of time. This modern Japanese classic captures something that cat owners recognize immediately: the way a pet's presence structures your days, anchors your attention, and provides a silent witness to the accumulation of years. Inaba writes about Mii with the same attention she brings to her literary work — never sentimental, always honest. A book about the animal who shared your life — and the quietly profound truth that sometimes the best companion is one who never needs you to explain yourself.