The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park

<p><b> **PRE-ORDER THE NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF <i>WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY**</i><br><br>Readers adore <i>Healing Hippo</i>:<br><i>'</i></b>I wanted to discover the magical <b>hippo in myself </b>as I read this book' *****<br>'How does Aoyama depict human emotion so <b>vividly</b>? I imagined <b>myself</b> in this book' *****<br>'I almost <b>wept</b> on my train home from work' *****<br>'It <b>gripped my heart</b>. I wish there was a magical hippo near my home' *****<br>'Whenever I feel hurt, I want to <b>re-read</b> this wonderful book' *****<br>______________<br><br><b><i>‘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'</i></b><br><br>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.<br><br>Meet the neighbours who will reach out to the hippo:<br>-<b>Kanato</b> presses his head to the hippo's cheek, hoping in vain to recover the stellar marks he once scored;<br>- <b>Sawa</b>, a new mother with no friends, strokes its mouth, wishing to be able to communicate as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant;<br>- <b>Chiharu, </b>off work as a wedding-planner, rubs the hippo's ears to help her gain the ability to listen for the happiness of others;<br>- <b>Yuya</b> avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain.<br>- despite <b>Kazuhiko<i>'</i></b>s fading eyes, he will learn to see life's everyday wonder, as he reaches out to his old mother.<br><br><b>A quietly powerful story of hope, friendship and confidence, 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.</b></p>