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Cat People

 

Michael Korda, Simon & Schuster's editor-in-chief, has already  written about the bond between humans and animals in his  acclaimed Horse People, but now he and his wife offer a personal  look at their infatuation with cats. The story begins before  their marriage, with each having their own first cat  experiences, and moves forward as they marry and begin to add  cat after cat to their home. Starting with Margaret's cat,  Irving, each feline's story and quirks are detailed as they move  onto the Kordas' farm. The three-legged Queenie, hunter Mumsie  and the amorous Mr. McTavish all receive their own chapters that  document their lives. It would be easy to see this book as a  vanity project penned by two cat-besotted people, but the  addition of historical and philosophical anecdotes makes it more  than that. From Churchill's insistence on asking the opinion of  his cat Nelson during admiralty meetings to the parable of  Mallarm 's cat, these tangents transform the Kordas' story into  a humorous and insightful look at just how consuming cats can be  for their owners. For those who have experienced what the Kordas  call "cat-harsis," this book will be a fun and often hilarious  read.



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