{"product_id":"the-great-catsby-by-hilton","title":"The Great Catsby by Hilton","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe copyright on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby expired on the first stroke of 2021 and the literary classic entered the public domain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Great Catsby by Hilton is an illustrated catification of the classic novella adapted by award-winning author Rod Carley and published by Smart House Books. Catsby is a playful parody poking fun at love foiled and ambitions foisted within the mad, uncertain world of cats in 1920s Mew York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJay Catsby, the feral son of impoverished barn cats, has built his kibble fortune selling illegal catnip. When Nick Cattaway moves in next cat-door, Catsby’s only a whisker away from winning back his beloved Daisy, the beautiful Persian he lost to the arrogant Tom Cat Burmese two lives earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby as an indictment of the reckless wealth of post-World War I America. The selfish and careless fat cats of The Great Catsby by Hilton similarly ring true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the charm of the book is that Hilton, a seven-year-old rescue tabby adopted by Rod, “writes” it. He is the voice of Nick Cattaway, the first-person narrator. Reimagining the story through the eyes of a domestic housecat has allowed Hilton to be frisky with the text. Hilton also writes the Preface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Great Catsby by Hilton also features twenty full-page colour illustrations in addition to an assortment of black and white drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Great Catsby by Hilton adds some much-needed whimsy to the world. In these uncertain times, we could all use a few more cats and a little more catnip\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ein our nine lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rod Carley (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50313946169701,"sku":"9781988980157","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/m_1_fa7f4d5b-b597-4968-a9d8-a6d636246290.jpg?v=1787154411","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/the-great-catsby-by-hilton","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}