Fred in Love

In the early 1970s when he was still an aspiring unpublished writer FelicePicano began a remarkable relationship with an extraordinary animal a daysoldkitten sl... » 

In the early 1970s when he was still an aspiring unpublished writer FelicePicano began a remarkable relationship with an extraordinary animal a daysoldkitten slated for euthanasia who refused to perish. Rescued named andtrained Fred became an extraordinarily intelligent companion ally teacherand constant wonder to the author as he began his ascent through the Bohemiancircles of Greenwich Village among musicians actors curious characters andeven the famous British actress in hiding right next door.But when an acquaintance brought his female cat to be serviced by Fred anentire new set of experiences opened up for the catand for Picano whod neverhad the nerve to befriend her owner his ideal man. The course of love seldomruns straight for cats or for men and this time would prove hilariously nodifferent.This is another of Picanos distinguished portraits of a vanished era when anew gay domain was solidifying only a few years after the Stonewall Riots andthe still nascent gay literary world that Picano would help invent was just aconception. Fred in Love is a charming nostalgic funny gossipy involvingand ultimately enlightening story about how we learn and grow and how we lovewhether the object of our affection is a cat or another human being. Its sureto take its place next to Picanos now classic literary memoirs AmbidextrousMen Who Loved Me and A House on the Ocean a House on the Bay. «