{"product_id":"cat-and-bird-kyoko-mori-9781953368690","title":"Cat and Bird: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eShizuko's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eYarn\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a fascinating new memoir about animals, loss, and finding a home in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCat and Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 writer: 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 past: 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, \u003ci\u003eCat and Bird \u003c\/i\u003ewhirls into a moving meditation about grief, writing, the imagination, the solitary life, and the wonders of companionship with creatures both domestic and wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kyoko Mori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953368697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953368690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Kyoko Mori","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44522712858879,"sku":"9781953368690","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2dccef56-0931-4436-86f2-0f7219655d7e.jpg?v=1700158617","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cat-and-bird-kyoko-mori-9781953368690","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}