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

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The ways she views her cat (the shower scene) is kind of what finished me off, oh, and describing the actions of a dog and some peanut butter. I've read reviews that said people laughed out loud at this - I was the opposite, I cried several times and found the whole story really sad. In contrast to this though, others just outright disturbed me, the main being (creepy babe guy) who had a questionable understanding of what consent was at the best of times and was just straight weird. Over the course of the book her life spirals in all different ways possible, and you do feel sorry for her as a character. Secondly – very early in the book it is ‘Mother’s Day’ – but Mia is going to work and her stepson to school – which clearly doesn’t happen on Mothering Sunday in the UK where the book is set.

But then everything tips, Mia is heartbroken and goes through one of the hardest times of her life - and is surprised at the peace and love she'll find along the way. A massive thank you to HarperCollins UK, Harper Fiction and Tandem Collective UK for my early copy of Cat Lady. She has made thirteen documentaries about all sorts of things, including polygamy, childbirth, geishas, body image, breast cancer and even the movie DIRTY DANCING. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.With the added complication of having her husband's ex-wife drop in unannounced, let me tell you, I would be insisting upon some strict boundaries.

I really can’t fathom if this book is to be taken seriously - the chaos, the decent of her life into dumpsterfire, the way she lets her husband and his ex-wife speak to her at the beginning? It’s not in any way funny (unless you find people dealing with grief, trauma and other mental health issues amusing. Most of her life is under complete control but little bits are fraying around the edges and she's at risk. A shocking event will judder shockwaves through Mia’s life – but will she keep a cat-like balance, or flounder? Dawn started out in TV production but quickly landed in front of the camera, making numerous documentaries that included immersive investigations of Polygamy, Size Zero, Childbirth, Free Love, Breast Cancer and the movie Dirty Dancing.Dawn's journalism has appeared in multiple publications and she was the monthly columnist for Glamour magazine. Dawn’s journalism has appeared in multiple publications and she was the monthly columnist for Glamour magazine. Some of the things that Tristan, Belinda and their friends came out with were absolutely disgusting and I felt so sorry for Mia for having to deal with awful people like that in her life. There are few remotely likeable characters in the whole thing - her colleague Fliss, her put-upon sister Liz, and the members of her poor maligned support group. The story skips along – and has the standard SHOCK moment that I’ve come to expect from Dawn’s fiction books.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Sometimes however having it 'all' isn't all it's cracked to be - having to put up with her husband's ex-wife who spends way too much time at their house. This is another of those books about quirky oddballs finding their place in the world that have been super popular in womens’ fiction in recent years. I am not an expert in anything, but just a person with access to the internet who is trying to learn and make sense of the world!Although ‘Cat Lady’ seemed to be missing something that usually has me turning the pages of her novels. I think a lot of people worry about something happening to their fur babies, which obviously Mia really struggles with that.

The part where the book officially lost me, I think, was when the main character's inner monologue went on this strange fantasy about how she wanted her cat to lick some sort of food off of her back, which was followed by her musing that she understood about the (theoretical) woman she'd heard about who let her dog lick her where dogs absolutely should not lick someone! In the book she attends a support group for people whose pets have died as she is so scared of Pigeon dying but obviously doesn't tell them her pet is still alive. 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. I really didn’t want to cry at this book and I tried so hard not to but it just couldn’t be helped, I finally caved and found myself full of tears. A fancy house, a husband, a stepson, a fancy job with a jewellery company and best of all, a cat that she loves with all her heart.

For example one minute we are told that the en-suite bedroom used to be Tristan and Belinda’s bedroom. I have loved Dawn’s previous writing – fiction and non fiction – and would consider myself a fan, following her on Instagram and subscribing to her Patreon page. 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! But behind the label – the one that only sticks to women – what if there’s a story worth nine lives?