Fred in Love
In the early 1970s, when he was still an aspiring, unpublished writer, Felice Picano began a remarkable relationship with an extraordinary animal: a days-old kitten slated for euthanasia who refused to perish. Rescued, named, and trained, Fred became an extraordinarily intelligent companion, ally, teacher, and constant wonder to the author as he began his ascent through the Bohemian circles of Greenwich Village, among musicians, actors, curious characters, and...
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The coauthor of The New Joy of Gay Sex relates how acquiring a kitten he named Fred intersected with his Greenwich Village life in the 1970s as an aspiring writer and gay man a few years after the Stonewall riots. With humor, Picano explores love and identity issues viewed through his bond with his cat. While the story is based on real events, the author presents it as autobiographical fiction. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
\ From the Publisher"A beautifully written roman à clef centered on the felicitous and mysterious connection between Man and Cat."—Tony Mendoza, author of Ernie: A Photographer’s Memoir\ \ \
