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288 pages, Hardcover
First published April 4, 2017
One night when he was lying on his back in my lap, purring, I saw something flash across the floor; it was a small sky blue marble rolling out from under the dresser and across the floor. It stopped in the middle of the floor. It was beautiful, bright, and something not visible to me had set it in motion. It seemed a magical and forgiving omen, like the presence of this loving little cat. I put it on the windowsill, next to my father's marble.I have not had the opportunity to read anything else by Mary Gaitskill which seems like a shame. But I did see the movie Secretary, based on Gaitskill's short story, Bad Behavior - and, yes, she writes about her opinions of the movie adaptation starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader.
(p137, "Lost Cat: A Memoir")