From Publishers Weekly
Set in New Orleans, this novel portrays a zoo veterinarian whose 25-year marriage is threatened by her husband's love for both a young secretary and a long-dead Creole woman.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From Library Journal
Three interwoven stories make up this eminently readable and well-written novel by the author of Mary Reilly ( LJ 1/90). Ellen, a zoo veterinarian, is trying to cope with both a mysterious outbreak of illness among the animals and the knowledge that Paul, her historian husband, has fallen in love with a younger woman. Elisabeth, the subject of Paul's researches, is the legendary "cat woman" of Louisiana, who allegedly became a leopard and murdered her abusive husband. Camille, a worker at the zoo who has a seemingly tenuous grasp on reality, has frightening fantasies that she is becoming one of the great cats she works with at the zoo. The story's only weakness is that the cause of Camille's initial breakdown is never made clear. However, this is a very satisfying novel with well-drawn, sympathetic female characters. Highly recommended for public libraries of all sizes. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 11/15/93.
- Nancy Pearl, Washington Ctr. for the Book, SeattleCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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