Secrets of the Cat

What is really going on behind thoseluminous feline eyes?Affectionate yet aloof, intelligentand inquisitive yet dangerouslycareless, the more-or-lessdomesticated house catintrigues us as no other animal can.Now Barbara Holland offers cat loversa fascinating, funny, and refreshinglycandid look at their feline companions:their history, lore, and secrets, and theircomplicated relations with people andwith each other.Secrets of the Cat is a livelyappreciation of cats as we know andlove them, with witty analysis and freshobservations about felines both high andlow. Here are Winston Churchill''s gingertom, who attended cabinet meetings;Teddy Roosevelt''s cat, Slippers, whocame to dinner; and even the author''sown George II, who was bitten by amouse and adopted by a blue jay. BarbaraHolland''s warm, vivid speculations oncats'' lives and times—on their social,psychic, and mythological legacy, and theirimpenetrable mysteries—will give readersa delightful cat''s-eye view of the world.