Cat’s People

　　一隻街貓，串起了五個陌生人的人生

　　Núria是個憑實力單身的咖啡師，她不太喜歡被貼上「瘋狂養貓女子」的標籤。這個標籤其來有自，因為她同時也是公益團體「喵約客」的志工之一，在布魯克林社區中照顧街貓。她最近去餵食那隻她最喜歡的街貓—一隻叫做「貓咪」的黑貓時，總是能在那個地方發現某個秘密心儀者留下的便利貼留言。

　　這個留言者會是Collin嗎？一個喜歡宅在家裡的暢銷作家，對美味的咖啡情有獨鍾。還是Lily呢？剛從喬治亞高中畢業，正在尋找與自己有半個血緣關係，失聯已久的姊姊？或是Omar？社區中人見人愛的郵差，但卻正在經歷提早到來的中年危機？有沒有可能是Bong？一個沈浸在悲傷裡的鰥夫，是Núria最愛的小超市的老闆。神秘客的身份，可躲不過來自「貓咪」這個貓科動物敏銳的雙眼！

　　這天「貓咪」突然生病了，這五個人都希望能照顧牠，因而意外牽起了彼此的情誼。這場相遇，終將讓他們尋找到自己真正需要的連結與陪伴。(文／博客來外文館)

　　A stray cat brings together five strangers over the course of one fateful summer in this heartwarming novel about love, found family, and the power of connection.

　　Núria, a single-by-choice barista with a little resentment for the “crazy cat lady” label, is a member of The Meow-Yorkers, a group in Brooklyn who takes care of the neighborhood’s stray cats. On her volunteering days, she starts finding Post-it notes left by a secret admirer in an area where her feeds her favorite stray—a black cat named Cat. Like most felines, he is both curious and observant, so of course he knows who the notes are from. Núria, however, is clueless.

　　Are the notes from Collin, a bestselling author and self-professed hermit with a weakness for good coffee? Are they from Lily, a fresh-out-of-high school Georgia native searching for her long-lost half sister? Are they from Omar, the beloved neighborhood mailman going through an early midlife crisis? Or are they from Bong, the grieving widower who owns Núria’s favorite bodega?

　　When Cat suddenly falls ill, these five strangers find themselves bonding together in their desire to care for him, and discover that chance encounters can lead to the meaningful connections they’ve all been searching for.