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The Year of the Cat
- A Love Story
- Narrated by: Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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Summary
A smart and wonderfully tender story of how adopting a kitten during lockdown helped Rhiannon dare to stop worrying and start living.
When Rhiannon fell in love with, and eventually married her flatmate, she imagined they might one day move on. But this is London in the age of generation rent, and so they share their home with a succession of friends and strangers while saving for a life less makeshift.
The desire for a baby is never far from the surface, but can she be sure that she will ever be free of the anxiety she has experienced since an attack in the street one night? And after a childhood spent caring for her autistic brother, does she really want to devote herself to motherhood?
Moving through the seasons over the course of lockdown, The Year of the Cat nimbly charts the way a kitten called Mackerel walked into Rhiannon's home and heart, and taught her to face down her fears and appreciate quite how much love she had to offer.
Critic reviews
"The most beautiful paragraphs in The Year of the Cat remind me what a rare gift Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett possesses: expansive compassion, empathy and warmth, but a scalpel precision with words. Memories are conjured so headily it feels, to the reader, less like reading than experiencing déjà vu." (Emma Forrest, author of Busy Being Free)
"A nuanced calibration of care, desire, trauma and anxiety that made me feel so energised. A superbly written, special book." (Olivia Sudjic, author of Asylum Road)
"Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett is simply one of the best writers working today. She conjures a heady, terrifying time in beautiful detail. Here's to family, to glamour, and to love." (Nell Frizzell, author of The Panic Years)
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- sarah
- 01-05-23
Beautifully written
A beautifully written memoir. Honest and considered. Can feel the evolution of the author throughout the story. Not just for those who love cats- but if you do makes it even better!
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