{"product_id":"my-cat-spit-mcgee","title":"My Cat Spit McGee","description":"Willie Morris never liked cats—indeed, he had a loathing of cats going back to his childhood.\n\nWillie was always a dog man, as were almost all of the people he knew. My Dog Skip, his moving tribute to the dog he loved in boyhood, became an instant classic and then a captivating film.\n\nAnd when his beloved black Lab, Pete, died, and his friends asked, \"Will you get another dog?\" Willie replied, \"No, I'll get another wife first.\"\n\nAnd that is precisely what happened—the wife part, anyway. But the woman Willie married turned out to be a cat woman, and on their first Christmas together, a little white waif found starving in a ditch off old Highway 51 outside Jackson, Mississippi, crept out from behind their Christmas tree with a red Yuletide ribbon around her neck. Willie was horrified, but that kitten eventually became the mother of Spit McGee, who is the subject of this surprising, beguiling, and altogether winning book.\n\nWhen Spit McGee was three weeks old, he almost died, but he was saved by Willie with a little help from Clinic Cat, who gave him a blood transfusion. Spit McGee was tied to Willie thereafter, a fount of affection, loyalty, crankiness, and enigma—not to mention high and resilient intelligence. Spit has one blue eye and one golden eye. Although folk wisdom has it that a cat with different colored eyes is deaf, Spit McGee, according to Willie, could pick up a dinner conversation in Memphis, two hundred miles away.\n\nMy Cat Spit McGee vividly describes what Willie learned about cats over the years—their habits, eccentricities, and resourcefulness, the ways in which they have been irrevocably shaped by their long-ago jungle origin, and how they differ from dogs.\n\nThe result is an endearing, story-filled celebration of the love that millions of others have for their cats. It honors, too, an abiding comradeship, and Willie's and Spit's daily adventures as they tried to fathom each other.\n\nMy Cat Spit McGee is the memorable sequel to My Dog Skip and one of the finest books ever written about a cat.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0375503218\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UI56006NLX_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Morris, Willie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43368055767101,"sku":"31UI56006NLX_ns","price":6.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0375503218-0.jpg?v=1784495659","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/my-cat-spit-mcgee","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}