Publisher: 25th April 2021 by Kensington Books
Pages: 272 pages
How I Read It: ARC book
Genre: women’s fiction
My Rating: 3 cups
Synopsis:
IInspired 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.
My Thoughts
Simply told, this book is about a college graduate who moves to Key West to work as a tour guide at the Ernest Hemingway home which is now a museum. Here she meets an eclectic group of people and the six toed cats that inhabit the home with an approaching hurricane on the horizon.
“Yes, I really loved that Hemingway quote. Especially the part about living life ‘intoxicated by the romance of the unusual.’ I don’t know why, but it really struck a nerve with me. It was exactly what I needed to hear, right here and right now.”
Personally, I picked this book up because of my love of travel, history and cats - on all counts the book was good. To ‘escape’ to the famous Key West, have interspersed references to Hemingway and all accompanied with delightful feline fetishes was fun. Let it be said however, this is a most quirky little book. An interesting array of characters reside in this Florida locale and it is very much a character driven book. Many will find it amusing to say the least. I struggled somewhat with the writing not really understanding some of the author choices in switching to journal mode or the fizzled drama halfway through the book as an example.
All up if any of the main themes appeal to you, it is a pleasant way to escape to Florida Keys. And if an eclectic group of people hunkering down for an oncoming hurricane of the century appeals to you, then this will be sure to entertain.
‘... just minutes before the hurricane made landfall - everyone was safe inside the Hemingway House. This included twelve people, two Chihuahuas, two boa constrictors, two box turtles, two tarantulas, two lovebirds, one parrot, one iguana, and, by last count, fifty-four cats. It felt like a slumber party. In a zoo.’
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The quoted material may have changed in the final release.
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