Kitten by Yu, Stacey
Kitten by Yu, Stacey

Kitten

An enchanting debut novel about a young woman whose growing obsession with her boyfriend's cat opens new...
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Author: Stacey Yu
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Kitten by Yu, Stacey

Kitten

$34.80
Kitten by Yu, Stacey

Kitten

$34.80
Author: Stacey Yu
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
An enchanting debut novel about a young woman whose growing obsession with her boyfriend's cat opens new possibilities for her life--but not without threatening to unravel it.

"Abound in wit and restraint, Kitten explores the funny yet unsettling complexities of modern love. . . . A fearless debut!" --Weike Wang, author of Chemistry

"Yu's novel is both a kind of Gen Z parable of existential nihilism and a psychologically deft portrait of mother-daughter trauma. . . this spiky debut refuses to be boxed in"--Kirkus Reviews

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION'S FIRST NOVEL PRIZE - A HARPER'S BAZAAR MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK

Katie is far from home, fresh out of college, and desperate to skirt the demands of adult life. It doesn't help that she's no longer speaking to her mother. Or that she owes her roommate and closest friend months of rent money. Luckily, her self-assured, generous boyfriend James seems happy to make decisions for them both. When James takes Katie on vacation to his family's seaside house, he brings Silver, his childhood cat, and Katie discovers a sudden, strange, and giddy connection.

Silver doesn't mind that Katie can't seem to get a job, hold her own at dinner parties, or make amends with her mother. Silver, who gets to lie around all day, misbehave spectacularly, act cute, be gross, and still get fed, seems to have the life Katie increasingly longs for. Soon enough, they're inseparable, and something inside Katie begins to crack open . . . or maybe just crack.

Because if Katie has learned anything from her mother, it's that devotion comes at a price. As Katie's affection for Silver deepens, her other relationships begin to falter, until she's forced to confront what she really desires from life--and what she might have to risk to get it.

Darkly playful, wryly observant, and unexpectedly heartfelt, this debut from an irresistible new voice in fiction is a timeless reckoning with the uncertainty of becoming a person in an age that is as disorienting and lonely as it is full of hope and promise.

Author: Stacey Yu
Publisher: Random House
Published: 08/04/2026
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9798217155064


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2026
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001
Library Journal 07/01/2026 pg. 54
Publishers Weekly 06/22/2026
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2026

About the Author
Stacey Yu is a Chinese American writer. She grew up between Texas, Arkansas, and California and currently lives in London. Kitten is her debut novel.
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