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LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION’S FIRST NOVEL PRIZE • A BUSTLE , SERVICE95, AND MARIE CLAIRE BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH • A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: Harper’s Bazaar, Our Culture, Debutiful, Electric Lit, The Millions
Katie hasn't spoken to her mother in a year when her boyfriend James introduces her to his cat Silver. A small, incorrigible ball of need, Silver's acceptance of Katie cracks open something inside of her: an unravelling begins.
Fresh out of college and far from home, Katie is desperate to skirt the demands of adult life – especially because, as she promised her mother, the plan was to never grow up in the first place. Luckily, James seems happy to make decisions for them both.
When they go on holiday to James's family's seaside home, Katie's attachment to Silver grows. Soon, they’re inseparable. But as their bond intensifies, Katie's other relationships reach tipping points, until she’s forced to confront what she really wants – and what she might have to risk to get it.
‘Dreamlike and atmospheric, Kitten is a thoughtful meditation on mother-daughter relationships, love, class and growing up that you won't want to put down.’ —Service95
‘Strange, vibrant, and genuinely idiosyncratic’ —The Irish Times
‘‘Both witty and unsettling, Kitten blends dark humour and emotional insight, marking Yu as one to watch in contemporary fiction.’ —The i Paper
‘Strange, playful and intimate’ —LUCY ROSE, author of The Lamb
‘Hilarious and moving’ —JEAN KYOUNG FRAZIER, author of Pizza Girl
‘Exquisitely constructed and unexpected’ —JENNIFER CROFT, author of The Extinction of Irena Rey
