Cat and Bird By Kyoko Mori

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From the critically acclaimed author of  Shizuko’s Daughter  (a  New York Times  Notable Book)   and  Yarn , comes a fascinating new memoir about animals, loss, and finding a home in the world.
 
Cat and Bird , a “memoir in animals,” is anchored around Kyoko Mori’s relationship with the six house cats who defined the major eras of her life as a Dorian, Oscar, Ernest, Algernon, Miles, and Jackson. As she details the rhythms and routines of their days together, she weaves a narrative tapestry out of her the deep family tragedy and resilience that marked her childhood in Japan, her move to the American Midwest as a young adult, her experiences as a bird rehabilitator and cat trainer, her marriage and divorce, and the joys and profound heartbreaks that come with pet ownership. Full of razor-sharp observations and generous prose,  Cat and Bird  whirls into a moving meditation about grief, writing, the imagination, the solitary life, and the wonders of companionship with creatures both domestic and wild.