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“An interesting man with an extraordinary love for cats, especially his Siberian Forest Cat, Masha. When Caleb Carr adopts Masha, an amazing cat who was abandoned in an apartment, his love of felines truly takes on magical proportions. Masha is a smart, beautiful, adventurous cat; Caleb is an erudite, solitary, good story teller. If you are a cat lover, give it a whirl. ”
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“A top-shelf book! While we know the late Caleb Carr as a historian and novelist, his last book is perhaps his most heartfelt. Carr writes about Masha, a Siberian Forest Cat who chose him. The two form a deep bond that lasted over 17 years. Carr suffered long term health effects from childhood abuse; Masha suffered similar injuries from an unknown past. Together they helped each other's psyches. I was captivated by Masha's and Carr's journey together. All the stars. ”
— Donna • The Well-Read Moose
The #1 bestselling author of The Alienist tells the extraordinary story of Masha, a half-wild rescue cat who fought off a bear, tackled Caleb like a linebacker—and bonded with him as tightly as any cat and human possibly can.
Caleb Carr has had special relationships with cats since he was a young boy in a turbulent household, famously peopled by the founding members of the Beat Generation, where his steadiest companions were the adopted cats that lived with him both in the city and the country. As an adult, he has had many close feline companions, with relationships that have outlasted most of his human ones. But only after building a three-story home in rural, upstate New York did he enter into the most extraordinary of all of his cat pairings: Masha, a Siberian Forest cat who had been abandoned as a kitten, and was languishing in a shelter when Caleb met her. She had hissed and fought off all previous carers and potential adopters, but somehow, she chose Caleb as her savior.For the seventeen years that followed, Caleb and Masha were inseparable. Masha ruled the house and the extensive, dangerous surrounding fields and forests. When she was hurt, only Caleb could help her. When he suffered long-standing physical ailments, Masha knew what to do. Caleb’s life-long study of the literature of cat behavior, and his years of experience with previous cats, helped him decode much of Masha’s inner life. But their bond went far beyond academic studies and experience. The story of Caleb and Masha is an inspiring and life-affirming relationship for readers of all backgrounds and interests—a love story like no other.
Caleb Carr is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, The Lessons of Terror, and Surrender, New York, among numerous other novels. He holds a degree in military and diplomatic history and has taught at Bard College. His journalism has been published in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. A native New Yorker, Carr makes his home in Cherry Plain, New York.
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Audiobook details
Author:
Caleb Carr
Narrator:
James Lurie
ISBN:
9781668636923
Length:
13 hours 47 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hachette Audio
Publication date:
April 16, 2024
Edition:
Unabridged
PDF extra:
Available
Libro.fm rank:
#2,703 Overall
Genre rank:
#47 in Essays