What is really going on behind those luminous feline eyes? Affectionate yet aloof, intelligent and inquisitive yet dangerously careless, the more-or-less domesticated house cat intrigues us as no other animal can. Now Barbara Holland offers cat lovers a fascinating, funny, and refreshingly candid look at their feline companions: their history, lore, and secrets, and their complicated relations with people and with each other. Secrets of the Cat is a lively appreciation of cats as we know and love them, with witty analysis and fresh observations about felines both high and low. Here are Winston Churchill�s ginger tom, who attended cabinet meetings; Teddy Roosevelt�s cat, Slippers, who came to dinner; and even the author�s own George II, who was bitten by a mouse and adopted by a blue jay. Barbara Holland�s warm, vivid speculations on cats� lives and times�on their social, psychic, and mythological legacy, and their impenetrable mysteries�will give readers a delightful cat�s-eye view of the world.