An Unlikely Cat Lady: Feral Adventures in the Backyard Jungle (2006)

by Nina Malkin

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A Brooklyn woman who "has it all" gets a lot more than she bargained for when a family of wild cats moves into her backyard. This hilarious and heartwarming memoir follows author Nina Malkin's obsessive attempts to serve, protect, and befriend the feral colony as she reluctantly comes to terms with being a "crazy cat lady." Packed with insights and information on feline behavior and the nuts and bolts of cat caretaking, this book brings the feral cat epidemic home in all-too human terms.… (more)

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A funny and wise tale of Nina's care of a small band of feral cats who made their home in her Brooklyn backyard. She uses the Trap/Neuter/Release strategy to help reduce the cat population. Too cool to be a CAT LADY Nina puts lots of heart into everything she does; these cats are no exception. (

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2006

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"I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying and I'm crazy for loving you...
--Willie Nelson, "Crazy"

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Dedicated to the memory of
Janice Dorner

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Preface: This is a true story about cats. And people.

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A Brooklyn woman who "has it all" gets a lot more than she bargained for when a family of wild cats moves into her backyard. This hilarious and heartwarming memoir follows author Nina Malkin's obsessive attempts to serve, protect, and befriend the feral colony as she reluctantly comes to terms with being a "crazy cat lady." Packed with insights and information on feline behavior and the nuts and bolts of cat caretaking, this book brings the feral cat epidemic home in all-too human terms.

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