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Making the Cat Laugh

AuthorLynne Truss

NarratorLynn Fairleigh

Duration8h

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Humour and Comedy

PublisherInhouse

VersionUnabridged

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A pre-Bridget Jones collection of comic journalism in the form of a guide to the life of a cat-owning modern single woman in her 30s. Truss struggles with procrastination, single bananas, unclear cooking instructions and the ungrateful (and occasionally homicidal) nature of cats.

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