Van Laer's keen eye captures the ineffable charm of our feline friends and investigates humankind's relationship to cats with great insight and tenderness. A stirring and deeply profound look at what it means to love and lose, and a must-read for cat people and the cat-curious alike.

Gina Chung, author of Sea Change and Green Frog

Rebecca van Laer's feline marvel is at once cozy and mind-expanding. If you've never felt a connection with cats before, you will after reading this brilliant book.

Henry Hoke, author of Open Throat

In tender, incisive prose, van Laer examines the ways that she has negotiated her relationship to herself, the world around her, and the ever-mysterious wildness she invites in, revealing the deep and abiding love that is the foundation of what it takes to be in true communion with other life. Let Cat curl up and rest in your heart."

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri, author of What We Fed To The Manticore