{"product_id":"9781250077325","title":"Close Encounters of the Furred Kind : New Adventures with My Sad Cat \u0026 Other Feline Friends","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eClose Encounters of the Furred Kind\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tom Cox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Furred Kind\u003c\/i\u003e is the follow-up to the\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Good, The Bad, and the Furry\u003c\/i\u003e. Like \u003ci\u003eThe Good, The Bad, and the Furry,\u003c\/i\u003e it tells the story of Tom Cox's life with his charismatic cats--The Bear, Shipley, Ralph, and recent recruit Roscoe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Furred Kind\u003c\/i\u003e  begins with a long, emotional goodbye to Norfolk, and continues with  another amazing new lease on life for The Bear, the Benjamin Button of  the cat world, among the bluebells and verdant hedgerows of Devon.  Readers who became attached to The Bear's magical, owlish persona during  his previous adventures will become more so here as he proves, once  again, that he's a cat with endless secrets and significantly more than  nine lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Another charming and irresistible book from a master cat lover.\" —Feathered Quill Book Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cox’s prose about his furry family are what makes his memoir more  endearing than a mere repackaging of his cats’ best Twitter material,  even to a dog person like me.\" —Maris Kreizman, the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Poignant, funny, and thoughtful, reading Cox is like receiving a letter  from your best overseas friend, just the right blend of amusing anecdote  and personal update. His latest, \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters Of The Furred Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, is just as indelibly charming as the rest of his output, a mix between \u003ci\u003eAll Creatures Great And Small\u003c\/i\u003e and David Sedaris.\" —The A.V. Club \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This delightful book will make you smile and often laugh out loud, and  you’ll probably recognize yourself and some of the cats who have shared  your life in the pages.\" —The Conscious Cat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Made me laugh out loud.” —\u003ci\u003eDavid Sedaris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Certain to have you in stitches.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tom Cox loves cats and he's not afraid to show it.” —\u003ci\u003eVicky Halls, author of Cat Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tom Cox is a very funny cat addict. I laughed out loud.” —\u003ci\u003eCelia Haddon author of Cats Behaving Badly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250077325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Thomas Dunne Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40595455606990,"sku":"9781250077325","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8cb7a6ad-f4d4-4849-aad5-5f68eb7abfba.jpg?v=1643269394","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250077325","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}