Award-winning "ghostlorist" Randy Russell admits to being flummoxed
by cats. Some cats will give you whisker kisses or sit with you
when you're sick. Others will invite you to rub them, then take a
swipe at you, claws out. Some might do any of the above, depending
on which way the wind is blowing. Visits from departed pets are
easily the most common ghost experiences. And cats refuse to be
left out of most anything. Ghost Cats of the South reveals
that felines' beloved complexity continues well beyond the grave.
In this haunting and entertaining volume, readers will meet the
following: A cat smelling of chicken soup that saves a pair of
street musicians in Kentucky; a face-hungry Mississippi cat that
inhabits the seats of a vintage 1956 Chevy Bel Air; a porcelain cat
that inspires girls at a North Carolina summer camp to reveal
cherished secrets; a South Carolina feline that becomes part of a
batch of moonshine; a piano-playing cat that fulfills the
Thanksgiving wish of a Georgia grocery-store magnate; a
soot-covered Louisiana cat whose fiery mission is to enforce a
no-smoking ban; a Virginia cat that must get its owner his glasses
before his coffin is sealed. Good ghost cats, bad ghost cats, ghost
cats in their many manifestations and moods—you'll meet them all
in these twenty-two stories that the cats dragged in. Randy Russell
is the Edgar-nominated author of several books and collections of
short stories, and co-authored, with his wife Janet Barnett, two
volumes of southern Appalachian folklore and the highly popular
Ghost Dogs of the South. Russell presents ghost-lore programs to
groups large and small across the South. He and his wife live
outside Asheville, North Carolina.
General
Imprint: |
John F. Blair Publisher
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2011 |
First published: |
October 2011 |
Authors: |
Randy Russell
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Dimensions: |
190 x 127 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
266 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-89587-557-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
0-89587-557-8 |
Barcode: |
9780895875570 |
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