"To get on with cats, simply treat them as equals, or, even better,

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as the superior beings they know that they are.". . .Elizabeth Peters

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1. Barbara Mertz is one of my faves.

I think I've read everything she wrote as Elizabeth Peters.
Your quote says why.

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2. Same here. I love her. When I first encountered her books at a feminist

bookstore in Albuquerque decades ago, the staff told me that her books were so,popular that libraries had to keep them locked up. I immediately understood why.

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3. Works with women, too. n/t

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4. Yes!

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5. Or... Do like The Egyptians did!

👑🐱👑

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6. True. If you are familiar with Elizabeth Peters' mystery novels, she talks

about that.

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7. I don't really read mysteries though a good mystery with in a Science Fiction, or a Political drama is cool. ....

I know the cat stuff from off & on reading about Ancient Egypt.

Quite the mix of clever, loving, fun, fascinating, often elegant creatures! 👍🙂

And who doesn't love squeeeeable little kittens! 🥰

Eta I did read Nancy Drew as a kid. 👍

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8. Her lengthy "Amellia Peabody" series is mostly set in Egypt and England

between about 1890 and 1930. Archeology, murder, women's rights, colonialiism, bigotry, nationalism, and so much more, including cats, all written in the rather florid Victorian style, whiich takes a bit of getting used to. Her "Jacqueline Kirby" series is contemporary, with a librarian as the main character. Her Mary Poppins purse almost is a character in its own right. (contrary to popular opinion, she did NOT base it on mine!) Her "Vicky Bliss" series is also more contemporary, featuring art historians and a Cary Grant-like thief. Good reads, all.

Absolutely agree about kittens!

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9. They sound pretty interesting... i'll check my ebook library at some point

took a screengrab for future reference.

So is your purse bigger on the inside than the outside? 😉

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10. Let me know what you think if you do read them.

On the inside, of course! People would remark, "You have everything in there but the kitchen sink." Being me, I promptly went to a hobby shop and bought a doll house sink, carried it in my purse.

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11. Hahahahaaaa, I Like that! (mini kitchen sink!)