What is really going on behind those
luminous feline eyes?
Affectionate yet aloof, intelligent
and inquisitive yet dangerously
careless, the more-or-less
domesticated house cat
intrigues us as no other animal can.
Now Barbara Holland offers cat lovers
a fascinating, funny, and refreshingly
candid look at their feline companions:
their history, lore, and secrets, and their
complicated relations with people and
with each other.
Secrets of the Cat is a lively
appreciation of cats as we know and
love them, with witty analysis and fresh
observations about felines both high and
low. Here are Winston Churchill's ginger
tom, who attended cabinet meetings;
Teddy Roosevelt's cat, Slippers, who
came to dinner; and even the author's
own George II, who was bitten by a
mouse and adopted by a blue jay. Barbara
Holland's warm, vivid speculations on
cats' lives and times-on their social,
psychic, and mythological legacy, and their
impenetrable mysteries-will give readers
a delightful cat's-eye view of the world.
