Cat Lady: The hot, must-read Richard & Judy Book Club novel for summer 2023 from the Sunday Times bestselling author

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Really gets the reader to think about what matters in life Unputdownable and completely wonderful!’ Reader review

Mia is 45, and happily married (separate bedrooms), lives in a nice house (originally bought by her hubby and his first wife), is a great step mum (although the first wife/mother is always popping round); has a great job (she has to micromanage the gormless chief executive) and is in love (with her cat, 'Pigeon') and is pretty much living the ideal conventional life, but is this the life that Mia wants? It's not perfect. Somehow DO'P has missed that mothers day is always a Sunday and has her characters going to work that day which doesn't make any sense.Dawn O’Porter challenges the stereotypes of the typical ‘cat lady’ with this beautiful and emotional read’ Reader review

I am ok with young one’s reading this type of book, as it should get some of their emotions going, and not just the warm fuzzy ones. The first story in this book got me, I was a little stunned, as I was not expecting the ending. This is a mature top range rom-com, where the "rom" is on the the periphery and the "com" is what this is all about. A delightful dark-ish comedy set around a "my pet has died" grief counselling group and essentially about forming and living one's best-self and not taking on a label that society expects from you. One of the best 'rom-coms' I have ever read, well written and pushing boundaries throughout, yet still remarkable insightful, heartfelt and most of all funny! A ground breaking book that re-imagines the "cat-lady" taking her and pet ownership to new heights! A recommended Autumn read! A 9.5 out of 12, super fun Four Star read. Mia has made all the right choices. She’s married, she has the nice house, the good career. But life isn’t about fitting into a box. And there’s another woman inside her who’s just clawing to get out . . .

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As a self confessed wannabe ‘cat lady’, I really enjoyed reading Mia’s journey from her ‘safe’ existence to her self-realisation of the person she truly is - an independent cat lady living for herself.

The heroine Mia is in her 40's with a successful career. She married her husband in her 30's and he's divorced and has a son who she is Stepmother to. However, her husband's ex still spends a lot of time at their house and Mia doesn't like her. Mia has a cat called Pigeon and neither her husband or his ex particularly like the cat. Her husband doesn't like the cat in their bedroom so they have separate rooms. Mia is quite a cold fish as a wife!Mia, the career woman: Determined to bring Isabella May jewellery to the big leagues, Mia doesn't put up with any nonsense at work - even if it's coming from her boss, a rich millennial. Mia, is a wonderful main character, she made me laugh (quite a lot), she's relatable, and her story broke my heart. Aside from the bad weirdness, the story here is just one I'm not interested in. It's just basically a family drama in disguise and I do not as a rule like family dramas, unless they are extremely well done, which this wasn't. Also, the main character is not fun to read from and I do not like her. This woman goes to grief meetings for people who have lost pets but her cat is still alive! I am insulted on behalf of all cat ladies that this book is trying to represent us. Dawn O’Porter challenges the stereotypes of the typical ‘cat lady’ with this beautiful and emotional read’ Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Loonstra haar tekeningen maken dat je Crazy Cat Lady steeds opnieuw ter hand neemt. Het is een feest van herkenning voor mensen met poezen! Het is ook het ideale geschenkje voor je vriendin met katten dat je haar makkelijk per post kan opsturen om deze eenzame (hoewel; mensen met katten zijn nooit eenzaam) dagen wat op te fleuren. Blij worden zal ze met dit pareltje. Er staan tips in om zelf speelgoedjes voor je kat te maken, flowcharts om te volgen, weetjes over poezen,… There isn't much of a synopsis for this novel so I wasn't sure what I was going to get but it day say 'very funny'. It wasn't! Cat or no cat' Fearne Cotton'Really gets the reader to think about what matters in life Unputdownable and completely wonderful!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Witty, thought-provoking and hilarious, Cat Lady is a triumph' The Unmumsy Mum'Dawn O'Porter challenges the stereotypes of the typical 'cat lady' with this beautiful and emotional read' Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'An ode to finding your people and a celebration of the small things that bring us together' Emma Gannon'I absolutely adored this book!' Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Funny, heart-wrenching and full of warmth' Sarah Morgan'A beautifully written book that I'd recommend to anyone' Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A lovely onion of a book, layered with humour and emotion' Daisy Haggard'A joyous, touching, funny, sharp story - I cannot praise it enough. The moral of the story is, no one's life is perfect, which is told in both a humourous and poignant way.

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Really gets the reader to think about what matters in life Unputdownable and completely wonderful!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved laughing with/at some of the characters and I was emotionally destroyed* as I watched some of the characters' lives unravel.