{"product_id":"cat-and-bird-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Cat and Bird: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKyoko Mori\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"sweet, touching\" memoir about animals, loss, and finding a home in the world by the author of \u003ci\u003eShizuko's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eYarn\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKyoko Mori\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of three nonfiction books (\u003cem\u003eThe Dream of Water\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003ePolite Lies\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eYarn\u003c\/em\u003e) and four novels (\u003cem\u003eShizuko's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eOne Bird\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eStone Field\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTrue Arrow\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBarn Cat\u003c\/em\u003e). Her essays and stories have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eAmerican Scholar\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/em\u003e, and other venues. She teaches nonfiction writing in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at George Mason University and the Low-Residency MFA Program at Lesley University. She lives in Washington, DC, with her cats, Miles and Jackson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330099548397,"sku":"9781953368690","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/wYDfpy6Tn9781953368690.webp?v=1784921847","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/cat-and-bird-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}