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Particularly Cats Doris Lessing A new edition-with a previously unpublished essay Cats have always tiptoed through Doris Lessing's life. Here she recounts the cats that have moved and amused her, from her childhood home overrun with kittens, to the wrenching decline of "El Magnifico," whose story unfolds in a new essay, appearing here for the first time. The book also evokes Lessing's own story in relation to cats, how they affect her and she them, communicating in a language of mood and gesture that all cat-owners will recognize. Throughout, the voice is distinctly Lessing-practical, generous, and loving. Doris Lessing is the author of The Golden Notebook among many other books. She lives in London. $14.95 160 pages, Paperback 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 24 per carton ISBN: 1-58080-036-X Rights available: United States