Fierce Attachments: A Life with Cats
Language: English
Published by Douglas & McIntyre, 2026
- Hardcover
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- Title
- Fierce Attachments: A Life with Cats
- Author
- Colleen Sullivan
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1771624922
- ISBN 13
- 9781771624923
- Illustrator
- Sullivan, Colleen
Full of charming illustrations and heartwarming stories, this is an enchanting exploration of the feline spirit, our love of cats and the mysteries that draw us to them.
In this warm, insightful exploration of the human–feline bond, acclaimed writer Rosemary Sullivan teams up with sister and artist Colleen Sullivan, inviting readers into the lives of two unforgettable cats: Negrito, an intrepid neighborhood explorer, and Ensueño, a charming trickster with a talent for theft. Rescued as kittens by their heroic mother—who braved a burning house six times to save her litter—these cats grow into unique personalities who shape the daily rhythms of Sullivan’s life.
Blending personal anecdotes, natural history and thoughtful reflections, Fierce Attachments captures the mystery of how cats perceive the world: seeing ultraviolet hues, navigating by scent, remembering with uncanny clarity and demonstrating powerful homing instincts.
At once enchanting and contemplative, Fierce Attachments suggests that cats may be more than companions—they may be intermediaries, reconnecting us to the natural world and reminding us of our place in a larger cosmic story. This is a delightful, companionable book for cat lovers, nature readers and anyone intrigued by the quiet intelligence of the animals who share our lives.
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About the Author
Rosemary Sullivan is the celebrated author of seventeen books including biography, memoir, poetry, travelogue and short fiction. She is best known for her biography Stalin’s Daughter (HarperCollins, 2015), which was published in 23 countries and won the RBC Taylor Prize, the B.C. National Non-Fiction Prize, the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, the Biographers International Organization Plutarch Award, and was a finalist for the PEN / Bograd Weld Award for Biography. Her book Villa Air-Bel (HarperCollins, 2006) was awarded the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem Award in Holocaust History. She is a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto and has lectured in Canada, the US, Europe, India and Latin America. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2012. She lives in East York, Ontario.
Colleen Sullivan is a design and fine arts graduate of Concordia University in Montreal. She has worked extensively in the UK, the US, and Canada. In tandem with a career in graphic design, Sullivan is an accomplished printmaker, painter and illustrator of several children’s books, including Molito by Rosemary Sullivan (Black Moss Press, 2014). Her work focuses on the bold use of dramatic gestures and expressive imagery, whether that be figurative, abstract or imaginary. An Award of Excellence recipient from the California State Fair, she is represented in public and private collections in the US and Canada and has shown her work internationally in North America, Europe and Asia. Her art studio is currently located outside of Victoria, British Columbia.
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