# My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-Wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me - Hardcover

by **Caleb Carr** (Author)

**AN INSTANT _NEW YORK TIMES_ BESTSELLER**

"The most brilliant feline portrait in literary history." -_People Magazine_ (Book of the Week)

**The #1 bestselling author of _The Alienist_ tells the extraordinary story of Masha, a half-wild rescue cat who fought off a bear, tackled Caleb like a linebacker--and bonded with him as tightly as any cat and human possibly can.**

**"Dares us to take a journey into love and pain . . . _My Beloved Monster_ is a love story and a requiem." -_Wall Street Journal_**

**"Excellent...Worth the emotional investment, and the tissues you will need by the end, to spend time with a writer and cat duo as extraordinary as Masha and Carr." --_Washington Post_ Book World**

Caleb Carr has had special relationships with cats since he was a young boy in a turbulent household, famously peopled by the founding members of the Beat Generation, where his steadiest companions were the adopted cats that lived with him both in the city and the country. As an adult, he has had many close feline companions, with relationships that have outlasted most of his human ones. But only after building a three-story home in rural, upstate New York did he enter into the most extraordinary of all of his cat pairings: Masha, a Siberian Forest cat who had been abandoned as a kitten, and was languishing in a shelter when Caleb met her. She had hissed and fought off all previous carers and potential adopters, but somehow, she chose Caleb as her savior.

For the 17 years that followed, Caleb and Masha were inseparable. Masha ruled the house and the extensive, dangerous surrounding fields and forests. When she was hurt, only Caleb could help her. When he suffered long-standing physical ailments, Masha knew what to do. Caleb's life-long study of the literature of cat behavior, and his years of experience with previous cats, helped him decode much of Masha's inner life. But their bond went far beyond academic studies and experience. The story of Caleb and Masha is an inspiring and life-affirming relationship for readers of all backgrounds and interests--a love story like no other.

### Author Biography

**Caleb Carr** is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of _The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, The Lessons of Terror,_ and _Surrender, New York,_ among numerous other novels. He holds a degree in military and diplomatic history and has taught at Bard College. His journalism has been published in _T__he Washington Post, The New York Times,_ and _The Wall Street Journal_. A native New Yorker, Carr makes his home in Cherry Plain, New York.

**Number of Pages:** 352

**Dimensions:** 1.22 x 9.42 x 6.28 IN

**Publication Date:** April 16, 2024

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