Mr. Widows Katzenverleih

In her charming and original novel about a family of choice of a special kind, Antonia Michaelis once again creates a timelessly touching atmosphere and enchants with her poetry and her very special tone. Full of wisdom, with an ensemble of debris and individualists and above all with very special cats, Mr. Widow's Cat Rental is a declaration of love to the cat as such and a pleasure to read full of great linguistic images and thoughts that remain in the memory. In his old house with the enchanted garden in the middle of the big city, old Mr. Widow lends velvet-pawed house tigers to people who have too much or too little to worry about. Depending on their needs, his cats spread happiness from comfort to chaos. One evening, Mr. Widow discovers a pregnant young woman in a garbage can next to a litter of newborn kittens, and suddenly he sees his tranquil life turned upside down. Because the young woman seems to be on the run from something In this wonderful novel about cats, friendship and love, families and their secrets, Antonia Michaelis proves once again that she does not write ordinary stories, but creates something special with each book that stays in the minds and hearts of the readers for a long time.