When you hear meow
"'A man reflects on his marriage and a cat and teddy bear who enlivened it...' The manner in which Gould has Don anthropomorphize both Alec and Ted-D is consistently touching and will doubtless strike a chord with the cat owners who are the book's natural audience. The story shifts very comfortably from quotidian household details and family affairs to deeper philosophical considerations, as when a chat with Alec moves quickly from the surprise r...