Particularly Cats

Lessing, Doris

ISBN 10: 158080036X / ISBN 13: 9781580800365

Published by Burford Books, 2000

About this Item

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Seller Inventory # 2706343-6

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Particularly Cats
• Publisher: Burford Books
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158080036X
• ISBN 13: 9781580800365
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1St Edition.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

The author examines her life through stories of the cats she has cared for.

From the Back Cover

Unmistakably Lessing, this book insinuates itself into the imagination with the skill and grace of a cat, a brilliant evocation of feline existence... With her intensely visual imagination and cool, precise eye, Doris Lessing comes nearer than any writer to understanding the elusive nature of cats, whether they are half-wild beasts on an African farm or the domesticated creatures who share her life in London.

"Grey Cat strolls around the bed at night, choosing her favoured place, in the angle behind my knees or against the curve of my foot. She licks my face delicately, then settles down. In the morning when she wishes me to wake, she crouches on my chest and pats my face with her paw. If I am on my side, she crouches, looking into my face. Soft, soft touches of her paw..."

"The author tells her story straight and simply, with none of those anthropomorphic touches that make you want to throw a can of tuna at people..."
HARPERS & QUEEN

"An unsentimental and unwhimsical, but not unpartisan, study of cat-and-human relationships. An entertaining read for both cat and Lessing connoisseurs"
STEVIE SMITH, 'Observer'

'"Particularly Cats' is not really about cats at all, it's about real characters"
VIRGINIA IRONSIDE, 'Daily Mail'

"A natural! Shows us the hidden world behind the bright eyes of every cat"
LIBRARY JOURNAL