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* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
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I couldn't resist starting this one. I loved visiting the Hemingway House a few years ago. The excerpts are from the E-ARC.
First Chapter...
Every morning, just before dawn, a funny thing happens on the southernmost island of the Florida Keys.
The sun refuses to get up.
Teaser...
Sprawled out like a queen on the front porch of the Hemingway House - her favorite spot on the island - this magnificent golden-striped tabby twitches her ears and opens her sea-green eyes in the sun's first rays. She yawns.
Synopsis from Goodreads:
ONE CAT JUST LEADS TO ANOTHER. --Ernest Hemingway
Inspired by the true story of the world-famous six-toed felines of the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Florida--and the fur-raising hurricane that nearly blew them away--Hemingway's Cats is a delightful novel packed with colorful characters, adorable cats, a little romance, and a lot of humor.
Laura Lange didn't come to Key West to fall in love. As a recent college grad--with a useless degree in English--she came to work at the historic Hemingway home as a tour guide. Why not? She wrote her thesis on the iconic author. She has no other job offers. And she's desperate. Now Laura is falling desperately in love--with the fifty-four frisky felines who freely roam the estate. These descendants of Hemingway's original cat have not only stolen her heart--they're changing her life in ways she never imagined . . .
First there's Nessie, the bushy-tailed house mother of the cats who seems to have adopted Laura, too. Then there's grumpy old Pawpa Hemingway; the cat thieves Chew-Chew and Whiskey; the big-pawed Boxer and Bullfighter; and dozens of darling kittens. The locals are lovable, too. Laura's having a great time with her boy-crazy bungalow roomies, the Crabb sisters, and especially the young, handsome cat keeper, Jake. But Laura's summer of fun is about to take an unexpected turn--a Category 5 hurricane is about to make landfall directly on their doorstep . . .
They can't possibly evacuate fifty-four cats. So Laura, Nessie, and all of their friends decide to hunker down in the Hemingway House to weather this storm--together.
What do you think? Would you keep reading?
What a delightful story; I also love the cover! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWould love to read this one and I'd love to visit him former place in Key West with all the cats.
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I would read this one--I've visited the Hemingway House in Key West and I've seen a few of those kitties.
ReplyDeleteOh I love seeing the cats at Hemingway's house. They care not at all that all these people are desperately trying to get a look at them. It's so fun. I need to go back - it's been far too long!
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