{"product_id":"on-cats-9781912559329","title":"On Cats","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful gift book contains a selection of essays, stories and poems on cats by writers from across the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, cats have been worshipped, adored and mistrusted in equal measure. This beautiful gift book contains a selection of essays, stories, and poems on cats by writers from across the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, writers reflect on the curious feline qualities that inspire such devotion in their owners, even when it seems one-sided. Cats' affections are hard-won and often fickle. Freud considered his cat an embodiment of true egoism; Hilaire Belloc found peace in his feline companion's complacency; and Hemingway—a famous cat-lover—wrote of drinking with his eleven cats and the pleasant distraction they gave him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Gorey can't turn down a stray despite the trouble they cause him, and admits he has no idea what they're thinking about; Muriel Spark gives practical advice on how to teach a cat to play ping-pong; Nikola Tesla, who helped design the modern electricity supply system, describes a seminal experience with a cat that first sparked his fascination with electricity; and Caitlin Moran considers the unexpected feelings of loss after the death of her family cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese writers, and many others (including Mary Gaitskill, Alice Walker, Ursula K. Le Guin, John Keats, James Bowen, Lynne Truss, and more), paint a joyful portrait of cats and their mysterious and loveable ways. As Hemingway wrote, \"one cat leads to another.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book features six black-and-white cat portraits by photographer Elliot Ross.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712059539692,"sku":"9781912559329","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781912559329-on-cats-1.jpg?v=1791846926","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/on-cats-9781912559329","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}