{"product_id":"kitten-9798217155064","title":"Kitten by Yu, Stacey","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn enchanting debut novel about a young woman whose growing obsession with her boyfriend's cat opens new possibilities for her life--but not without threatening to unravel it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Abound in wit and restraint, \u003ci\u003eKitten\u003c\/i\u003e explores the funny yet unsettling complexities of modern love. . . . A fearless debut!\" --Weike Wang, author of \u003ci\u003eChemistry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Yu's novel is both a kind of Gen Z parable of existential nihilism and a psychologically deft portrait of mother-daughter trauma. . . this spiky debut refuses to be boxed in\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION'S FIRST NOVEL PRIZE - A \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR\u003c\/i\u003e MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Katie is far from home, fresh out of college, and desperate to skirt the demands of adult life. It doesn't help that she's no longer speaking to her mother. Or that she owes her roommate and closest friend months of rent money. Luckily, her self-assured, generous boyfriend James seems happy to make decisions for them both. When James takes Katie on vacation to his family's seaside house, he brings Silver, his childhood cat, and Katie discovers a sudden, strange, and giddy connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSilver doesn't mind that Katie can't seem to get a job, hold her own at dinner parties, or make amends with her mother. Silver, who gets to lie around all day, misbehave spectacularly, act cute, be gross, and still get fed, seems to have the life Katie increasingly longs for. Soon enough, they're inseparable, and something inside Katie begins to crack open . . . or maybe just crack. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause if Katie has learned anything from her mother, it's that devotion comes at a price. As Katie's affection for Silver deepens, her other relationships begin to falter, until she's forced to confront what she really desires from life--and what she might have to risk to get it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarkly playful, wryly observant, and unexpectedly heartfelt, this debut from an irresistible new voice in fiction is a timeless reckoning with the uncertainty of becoming a person in an age that is as disorienting and lonely as it is full of hope and promise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stacey Yu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217155064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey Yu\u003c\/b\u003e is a Chinese American writer. She grew up between Texas, Arkansas, and California and currently lives in London. \u003ci\u003eKitten \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48921771606169,"sku":"9798217155064","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/kitten-9798217155064","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}