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  • My Beloved Monster

  • By: Caleb Carr
  • Narrated by: James Lurie
  • Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
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My Beloved Monster

By: Caleb Carr
Narrated by: James Lurie
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New York Times bestseller, this is an unforgettable story about a cat, love and loss from a highly acclaimed writer

Caleb Carr has lived with cats ever since he was a young boy. He grew up in a turbulent household – where famous Beat poets, artists and addicts came and went – and his steadiest companions were pets. Since then he had many feline companions, with relationships that have outlasted most of his human ones. But only after building a three-story home in rural, upstate New York did he encounter someone extraordinary: Masha, a Siberian Forest cat who had been abandoned as a kitten and was languishing in a shelter. She had hissed and fought off all previous carers and potential adopters, but somehow, she chose him.

For the seventeen years that followed, Caleb and Masha were inseparable. Masha ruled the house and the dangerous wilderness surrounding it. When she was hurt, only Caleb could help her. When he suffered long-standing physical ailments, Masha knew what to do. Caleb learned to decode much of Masha’s inner life but their bond went far beyond owner and pet. Inspiring, heart-breaking and life-affirming, this is a love story like no other.

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A must read for true cat lovers

I have lived with cats all my life and would describe this book to be a love letter to cats. The author and the cat both suffered real hardships in life while they were young, not to mention illnesses and ailments over their lifetimes. They found each other and formed such a strong bond which makes this book a real pleasure to read (in most parts). I often found myself smiling while listening to Carr describe feline behaviour, a lot of it is very relatable and familiar but he also drops in various interesting facts about cats. I certainly shed some tears and think the emotion towards the end of the book is heightened as we now know the author has sadly since passed away, hopefully these two souls are now reunited. The narrator was a great choice and really conveys gentleness and the love that Caleb felt for Masha. I really can’t see how anyone who has loved a pet could fail to be touched by this story.

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