Cat out of Hell

Cat out of Hell

Author: Lynne Truss

Publisher: Random House

ISBN: 9781448165285

Category: Fiction

Page: 256

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By acclaimed storyteller Lynne Truss, author of the bestselling Eats, Shoots and Leaves, the mesmerising tale of a cat with nine lives, and a relationship as ancient as time itself and just as powerful. The scene: a cottage on the coast on a windy evening. Inside, a room with curtains drawn. Tea has just been made. A kettle still steams. Under a pool of yellow light, two figures face each other across a kitchen table. A man and a cat. The story about to be related is so unusual yet so terrifyingly plausible that it demands to be told in a single sitting. The man clears his throat, and leans forward, expectant. 'Shall we begin?' says the cat ...
Cat out of Hell
Language: en
Pages: 256

Cat out of Hell

Authors: Lynne Truss
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-02-27 - Publisher: Random House

By acclaimed storyteller Lynne Truss, author of the bestselling Eats, Shoots and Leaves, the mesmerising tale of a cat with nine lives, and a relationship as ancient as time itself and just as powerful. The scene: a cottage on the coast on a windy evening. Inside, a room with curtains
The Palgrave Handbook to Horror Literature
Language: en
Pages: 534

The Palgrave Handbook to Horror Literature

Authors: Kevin Corstorphine, Laura R. Kremmel
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-11-07 - Publisher: Springer

This handbook examines the use of horror in storytelling, from oral traditions through folklore and fairy tales to contemporary horror fiction. Divided into sections that explore the origins and evolution of horror fiction, the recurrent themes that can be seen in horror, and ways of understanding horror through literary and
The Cat's Out of the Bag
Language: en
Pages: 192

The Cat's Out of the Bag

Authors: Max Cryer
Categories: Pets
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-02-01 - Publisher: Exisle Publishing

We cannot get enough of cats: from ancient times they have occupied a special place in many different cultures around the world. They have also generated a fascinating array of words, expressions and observations, as well as poems, books, movies, cartoons and artworks. In this witty and entertaining book, Max
The Lunar Cats
Language: en
Pages: 304

The Lunar Cats

Authors: Lynne Truss
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-17 - Publisher: Random House

By the bestselling author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Cat Out of Hell, a nail-biting tale of good versus evil involving one man, his dog and a group of 18th-century amateur scientific pioneers who just happen to be cats. When you are an inoffensive retired librarian with bitter personal
Cat Call
Language: en
Pages: 224

Cat Call

Authors: Kristen J. Sollee
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-09-16 - Publisher: Weiser Books

“No one writes about the subjects of sexuality, desire, the shadow, and diabolism with such relish, and when I read her words I feel both smarter and less afraid of my own ‘tabooed’ feelings and thoughts. Like a cat, Kristen sees in the dark, as she guides us gracefully forward