The House Guests,┬аa classic memoir of animal companionship from John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook.
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A master of the noir novel turns his sharp insights and considerable narrative talents to the human-animal bond in this charming work of nonfiction. In The House Guests, John D. MacDonald tells the story of his familyтАЩs unforgettable pets: tomcats Roger and Geoffrey, two mischievous boys whose zany habits and remarkable senses of humor endeared them to everyone they met, and an extraordinary goose called Knees. Both a rare peek inside MacDonaldтАЩs private life and a fascinating compendium of information about the animal kingdom, The House Guests is by turns touching, hilarious, and absorbing, sure to mesmerize MacDonald fans and pet lovers alike.
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Features a new Introduction by Dean Koontz
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Praise for John D. MacDonald
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тАЬThe great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.тАЭтАФStephen King
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тАЬMy favorite novelist of all time.тАЭтАФDean Koontz
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тАЬTo diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.тАЭтАФKurt Vonnegut
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тАЬA master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best.тАЭтАФMary Higgins Clark