Cats & Daughters: : They Don't Always Come When Called

from pinkozcat

I thought that I was going to be reading about a cat but it turned out to be more about a woman recovering from breast cancer and doing battle with her daughter. Helen Brown comes across as a rather whiny, smug and self congratulatory person. Jonah, on the few occasions when he appeared, (he came...

from Corduroy7

First, let me say that I was not aware of the author's first book, "Cleo" until I began reading this book. I don't remember how I discovered the availability of this title but it captured my attention and it was added to my 'wish to read' list. This is a beautiful memoir by Helen Brown to delight...

from nyiper

I did not read Cleo, Brown's first book, before this one, the sequel. Jonah is almost a background figure (well---CAT) in this 2nd memoir of Brown's that mostly concerns mother/daughter relationships. The book is very readable---Brown writes openly about everything you might be curious to know ab...