{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-foudini-m-cat-9780449911457","title":"The Autobiography of Foudini M. Cat","description":"Grace the Cat is not at all like me, as she is forever bent on mischief. But because I am an older and wiser cat, she looks to me for counsel, and so I have allowed Grace to prevail upon me to set down the story of my life as a housecat in the human world. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the irrepressible Foudini M. Cat regales us with his adventures, an exciting story unfolds. After his valiant but frail mother leaves him in search for food and never returns, the starving kitten is taken, hissing and spitting, to a frightening room with cages and men in white coats. Facing the specter of eternal sleep, the homeless cat is adopted by a woman he later calls \"Warm.\" (\"All cats like to make up strange names for things.\") \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom here Foudini enchants us with splendid tales of his unlikely but ultimately poignant friendship with Sam the Dog; their trips between Cold House in the city and Mouse House in the country; his mystical experiences with famous felines of the past; his near-death in a raging river that leads to a profound act of sacrifice; and his introduction to a silly young thing named Grace, which evolves into something completely unexpected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Fromberg Schaeffer was born in Brooklyn and educated at the University of Chicago, where she received her Ph.D. in 1966. In addition to \u003cb\u003eThe Autobiography of Foudini M. Cat\u003c\/b\u003e, she is the author of ten other novels and five volumes of poetry, one of which, \u003cb\u003eGranite Lady\u003c\/b\u003e, was nominated for a National Book Award. She lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324664844562,"sku":"9780449911457","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d847c7ee-4a9a-49ea-9f49-734fa3a025fc.jpg?v=1727670001","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-autobiography-of-foudini-m-cat-9780449911457","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}