Kitten: A Novel
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A magnetic, stirring debut novel about an adrift young woman whose growing fascination with her boyfriendâs cat ushers her into the possibilities of her own lifeâbut not without first threatening to unravel it.
Katie is far from home and fresh out of college, desperate to skirt adulthoodâs demands, and all too willing to let her wealthy boyfriend James make decisions for them both. It doesnât help that she hasnât spoken to her mother in a year, or that her roommate has abruptly moved out of their New York City apartment. But when James takes Katie on vacation to his familyâs seaside home, he brings Silver, his childhood cat, and Katie discovers a sudden, strange, and giddy sense of connection.
Silver doesnât mind that Katie canât seem to get a job, hold her own at dinner parties, or make amends with her mother. Silver, who gets to lie around all day, misbehave spectacularly, act cute, be gross, and still get fed, seems to have the life Katie longs for. Soon enough, theyâre inseparable, and something inside Katie begins to crack open, or maybe just . . .crack.
Both darkly playful and unexpectedly heartfelt, this debut from a major new voice in fiction is a timeless reckoning with the uncertainty of becoming a person in a world that is as disorienting as it is full of hope and promise.
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âKitten captures the vulnerability of early adulthood with startling precision. Abound in wit and restraint, the novel explores the funny yet unsettling complexities of modern love. What does it mean to be looked after versus seen? Are love and safety one and the same? A fearless debut!â âWeike Wang, author of Chemistry
âStrange, playful and intimate, Kitten quietly captures the raw edges of obsession, belonging and love. Stacey Yu has crafted a stirring portrait of what it's like to feel deeply out of place⊠it's stylish and magnetic, and I didn't want it to end.â âLucy Rose, author of The Lamb
â[Kitten] perfectly captures how it feels to be young and terrified of yourself. To call a novel this fierce KittenâŠYuâs eye for friction and chaos should be studied.ââRuth Madievsky, author of All-Night Pharmacy
âA fresh, funny, and totally bewitching girl-meets-cat love story that asks profound questions about attachment, obsession, and how to belong to one another and ourselves." âGina Chung, author of Sea Change and Green Frog
âEnigmatic, entrancing, and tender, like burying your nose in the plume of a catâs neck.â âCelina Baljeet Basra, author of Happy
âA spellbinding story whose observations and understanding of our relationships both with others and ourselves is a marvel to read. The moment youâve finished this book, it will play on your mind for days.â âOre Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us
About
Stacey Yu is a Chinese American writer. She grew up between Texas, Arkansas, and California and currently lives in London. Kitten is her debut novel.
Contact
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