**PRE-ORDER THE NEW NOVEL BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE
LIBRARY** Readers adore Healing Hippo : ' I wanted to discover the magical hippo in myself
as I read this book' ***** 'How does Aoyama depict human emotion so vividly ? I imagined myself
in this book' ***** 'I almost wept on my train home from work' ***** 'It gripped my heart . I
wish there was a magical hippo near my home' ***** 'Whenever I feel hurt I want to re-read
this wonderful book' ***** ______________ 'Kabahiko is an amazing hippo. People say that if
you touch the area of his body that you want to make better on yours he'll provide a cure'
Nestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children's playground Hinode
Park. If you look to the side standing on stubby legs is a hippo. Its upturned eyes give it a
teary look yet for decades its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community. Meet
the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko: - Kanato presses his head to the hippo's cheek
hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored - Sawa a lonely new mother strokes its
mouth hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant -
Chiharu a wedding-planner hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others - Yuya
avoids sports day with a fake injury only to find he really is in pain. - despite Kazuhiko ' s
fading eyes from too much editorial work he will learn to see life's everyday wonders. A
quietly powerful story of hope friendship and connection Michiko Aoyama's beloved bestseller
is a celebration of everyday encounters. Its subtle portrayal of the magic of community will
lodge itself in every reader's heart.
