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Particularly Cats

by Doris Lessing

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Doris Lessing recounts the cats that have moved and amused her, from the kittens that overran her childhood home to the wrenching decline of El Magnifico, whose story unfolds in a new essay, appearing here for the first time.

Particularly Cats also evokes Lessing's own story in relation to cats, how they affect her and she them, communicating in a language of mood and gesture that all cat-owners will recognize.

Review:

"Lessing shows us the hidden world behind the bright eyes of every cat crossing the pages of this graceful and absorbing narrative." Library Journal

Synopsis:

Cats have always tiptoed through Doris Lessing's life. Here she recounts the cats that have moved and amused her, from the kittens that over-ran her childhood home, to the wrenching decline of El Magnifico, whose story unfolds in a new essay, appearing here for the first time.<P>PARTICULARLY CATS also evokes Lessing's own story in relation to cats, how they affect her and she them, communicating in a language of mood and gesture that all cat-owners will recognize. Throughout, the voice is distinctly Lessing — practical, generous, and loving.

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Table of Contents

Particularly Cats 1
Rufus, the Survivor 111
The Old Age of El Magnifico 133

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781580800365

Author:

Lessing, Doris May

Publisher:

Burford Books

Author:

Lessing, Doris May

Location:

Short Hills, NJ

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Women

Subject:

Cats - General

Subject:

Cats

Subject:

Women cat owners

Subject:

Women novelists, English

Subject:

Novelists, English -- 20th century.

Copyright:

2000

Series Volume:

NTSB/SIR-99/03

Publication Date:

May 2000

Binding:

Paperback

Language:

English

Pages:

160

Dimensions:

8.26x5.52x.63 in. .47 lbs.

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Product details 160 pages Burford Books - 2010-04-22 English 9781580800365 Reviews:

"Review" by Library Journal, "Lessing shows us the hidden world behind the bright eyes of every cat crossing the pages of this graceful and absorbing narrative."

"Synopsis" by Libri, Cats have always tiptoed through Doris Lessing's life. Here she recounts the cats that have moved and amused her, from the kittens that over-ran her childhood home, to the wrenching decline of El Magnifico, whose story unfolds in a new essay, appearing here for the first time.<P>PARTICULARLY CATS also evokes Lessing's own story in relation to cats, how they affect her and she them, communicating in a language of mood and gesture that all cat-owners will recognize. Throughout, the voice is distinctly Lessing — practical, generous, and loving.