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In Search of Cleo: How I Found My Pussy and Lost My Mind Audiobook
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Film and television icon Gina Gershon may be best known for her movie roles in Bound and Showgirls and television appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm and How to Make It in America, but deep down she is a self-described cat lady. In Search of Cleo follows Gina's desperation and despair when her assistant loses her beloved cat, Cleo. Gina spends two months roaming the back streets of Los Angeles at all hours of the night, searching for Cleo and meeting several quirky and outrageous characters who help or hinder her in different ways, including Ellen DeGeneres, who searches with Gina and recommends her pet psychic, Sonia; Arthur, the newspaper delivery man who gives her advice; and the mysterious fortuneteller, who appears from the shadows to give her a statue of Saint Gertrude, the protector of cats everywhere.
Gina soon finds herself enmeshed in LA's strangest subcultures, doing everything she can to bring Cleo home, including chanting with a bunch of crystal-wielding hippies and being slapped with a chicken by a Santeria priest. Along the way, she reflects on the various cats that have been a part of her life and shares her travails as a single girl in search of both her cat and some sanity.
In Search of Cleo will delight pet lovers and singletons alike as it introduces Cleo to the celebrated pantheon of literary cats that includes Dewey, Homer, and Oscar.
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"I was drawn to this book because I went somewhat crazy when my beloved Lupe vanished. I didn't expect this book to be so funny, eerie and riveting. I listened to the audio book which, of course, features Ms. Gershon's fabulous voice. Highly recommend it."
— Jo (5 out of 5 stars)
In Search of Cleo Listener Reviews
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" Light amusing story. Certainly helps if you like cats.In Search of Cleo: How I Found My Pussy and Lost My Mind "
— Ed, 1/31/2014 -
" cute, sad, weird and sometimes hard to believe short biography and story of how cleo the cat was lost and found. "
— MIAO, 1/19/2014 -
" Funny, quick read. Enjoyed it! "
— Helen, 1/15/2014 -
" Fun and silly. "
— Angela, 1/10/2014 -
" It had its moments; but it veered over the line from quirky to downright weird a few too many times for my taste. "
— Nicole, 12/14/2013 -
" A cute, quick read -- and totally makes me feel less crazy for my love of our animals :) "
— Brenna, 12/12/2013 -
" Quick read, would have liked it better if I wasn't freaked out by cats! "
— Marilyn, 11/24/2013 -
" I decided to read this after seeing Gina Gershon on Chelsea Lately. A silly, but humorous book to read if you're wanting a break from the serious side of life. "
— Nikole, 11/11/2013 -
" I laughed out loud at her great sense of humor. A must read for cat lovers. "
— Carla, 9/15/2013 -
" Quite good, but really short. "
— Christopher, 9/10/2013 -
" It was a quick, enjoyable read. Didn't expect any more than that. I have always thought GG was cool, and as a cat person I could relate to her panic over her beloved Cleo disappearing. It was a refreshing celebrity bio. "
— Courtenay, 8/20/2013 -
" This book was a quick and easy read! Gina Gershon's personality really comes through. The things she says and how she says it is hilarious. She seems to be a very funny and intelligent person. "
— Lorraine, 7/20/2013 -
" Loved the adventure & the realness of the author and her experiences with lossing her loved ones and temporary lossing her cat. Very mellow and comfortable, the run around was well planned through out the books plot. Good fall/winter read. "
— Natasha, 7/9/2013 -
" This book reads like the lost daughter to Shirley MacLaine's "Out On a Limb". Gina Gershon is, in my estimate, nuts. "
— Leenda, 6/11/2013 -
" Fun and enlightening. A great read for all cat lovers. "
— Julie, 4/15/2013 -
" Great book a quick funny read "
— Ellen, 1/16/2013 -
" gina gershon is an interesting lady. this was a sweet little read about the connection between a cat and their owner, then what happened when said cat goes missing. "
— meredith, 10/10/2012
About Gina Gershon
Gina L. Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American film, television and stage actress, singer and author. She is known for her roles in the films Cocktail (1988), Showgirls (1995), Bound (1996), Face/Off (1997), The Insider (1999), Demonlover (2002), P.S. I Love You (2007), Five Minarets in New York (2010), Killer Joe (2011) and House of Versace (2013). She has also had supporting roles in FX’s Rescue Me and HBO’s How to Make It in America.