My Cat and the Sweethearts
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When it seemed that there is nothing new to be discovered in the chick lit formula, Karolina Macios came up with a brilliantly intelligent and funny story. This first-time author ironically plays with the convention while following the protagonist in her search for perfect love. Irony and wit really is what makes the story appealing from its outset to the very end. Fast paced and full of insightful portraits of the Polish urban 30+ generation, My Cat and the Sweethearts was hailed the hottest debut in Polish commercial fi ction this year.
The protagonist is Ada, who is in her early thirties and it seems that nothing can stop her in climbing the career ladder as a photographer in a popular magazine. She is intelligent, talented and has a slightly biting tongue.
Ada lives in Krakow, Poland’s most beautiful city and keeps a cat who has a very peculiar manner to attack inappropriate men with whom Ada decides to go out. Everything seems almost perfect until one day she loses her job and the plan to set up her own business turns out to be far more diffi cult than she initially thought. To make things worse, Ada falls for a gorgeous Spaniard named Jose but unfortunately it seems that Señor Perfecto already has a girlfriend and perhaps a boyfriend, too…
To some extent the story may also function as an informal guide to the best pubs and clubs in Krakow, which is Poland’s true party capital.
I wanted to create something different (...) While writing the book I was enjoying myself but also winking at those who like this genre. I believe that my readers will notice that and have as much fun reading as I had while writing.
From and interview with Karolina Macios
From an interview with Karolina Macios K. Macios has written an excellent popular novel.
Elle
About the author:
It is not important how old she is, it is important that she has written her fi rst novel, and even more important that it is not going to be the last one… She lives in Krakow, holds a very frivolous attitude towards life, keeps a cat-psycho, a mad dog and a husband. In her free time she runs the fi ction department at Znak Publishers, where she reads tons of more or less valuable literature.
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MY CAT’S LIFE IS GONE TO THE DOGS
