# The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park

**DISCOVER THE BRAND NEW NOVEL BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF _WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY\*\*_**  
  
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 hippo-  
\-**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.**  
  
**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' \*\*\*\*\*  
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## Details

- **Price:** 0.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** Doubleday
- **Type:** Michiko Aoyama

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> Updated: 2026-07-11