Lost Cat by Caroline Paul & Wendy MacNaughton

Lost Cat
by Caroline Paul & Wendy MacNaughton
Pages: 176
Date: April 9 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Series: N/A

Review
Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0
Read: April 25 2016

The book opens with a woman in a plane crash. An experimental plane. She's all damaged and stuff, and requires crutches, casts, and all that good stuff. Not sure if the relationship is 'newish' or 'just started' or something like that, but the woman, Caroline, had been dating this woman named Wendy.

The point of noting the newness, is the part where both had been, more or less, on their best behavior. Now Caroline can't be. What with being damaged and somewhat out of her mind on pain killers. So . . . I have no idea why I'm starting this book this way. Right, so, Caroline isn't sure if she can count on Wendy, but knows she can count on Tibby and Fibby - the twin cats who have lived with her for the last 13 years.

Except, somewhere along the way, after months of being present in the house (instead of mysteriously disappearing for hours at a time), one of the two cats does a runner. Disappears. A frantic search is conducted. Months go by. And then, Wendy and Caroline are awoken to the sound of a deep mew. The missing cat, Tibby had returned.

Caroline, for various reasons, really wants to know where the cat had been for months. So, she starts doing weird things, like attaching GPS devices to the cat, and cameras, and talking to psychs, pet detectives, and someone who supposedly can teach you to talk with your pets.

An interesting book. I had this vague idea that there was going to be humor involved, at least I had this idea take root based on some of the reviews, or something I'd read. This is not a humor book. On the other hand, I did find myself unexpectedly teary-eyed at one specific point. A deeper less humorous book than I expected.

April 25 2016