Cat o' Nine Tales is an engaging memoir of real life experience in the urban trenches of cat rescue work.

Nine special felines are profiled in detail, with their life stories and adoptions-or other outcomes-but many others will be met along the way. Liberally studded with candid photos of the cats described,

Cat o' Nine Tales chronicles almost a decade of stray and feral cat life on the West Philly streets, defining the trials and challenges these animals face, as well as the rewards and satisfaction of finding a special cat its "forever" home.