by Wendy Zinman-Szachar (Author)
If you love cats, get ready to fall in love with Ivy, Bear, and Nala, a mother cat who entrusted her kittens to human strangers so that they would survive the winter.
Memoir of a Reluctant Cat Lady was written during the Coronavirus Pandemic. In a fraught and fragile world of lockdowns, masks and disinfecting groceries, the author finds herself channeling her energy into rescuing stray cats. What makes her want to do this? She has the "Cat Lady Gene," inherited from her mother.
But it is through her rescue work that she finds a network of people who love cats and are devoted to saving them. This memoir shares those stories, often humorous, of their generosity and self-sacrifice and sheds light on those who practice trap-neuter-release (TNR) in an effort to reduce the stray cat population.
Told as a series of anecdotes, the book recognizes that we are more than the living DNA passed down to us. We are shaped by the forces of love and devotion-to those who raised us, to those who married us, and to those born to us. Through vivid childhood memories, Wendy Zinman-Szachar reconnects to her past, fulfills her present, and leaves behind a legacy of love... and cats!