It's like this, cat

A restless city kid narrates life in a cramped Manhattan apartment where his lawyer father’s booming voice and his mother’s quiet asthma attacks set the stage for daily drama. When a heated argument over a Belafonte record pushes him out the front door, he discovers an unlikely sanctuary in the eccentric “Cat Woman” who roams the streets with a parade of stray felines and a no‑nonsense love of cottage cheese.

Through the eyes of this young narrator, the story weaves together the clamor of family life with the gentle, off‑beat wisdom of his aunt‑like neighbor, whose odd habits and fierce protectiveness offer a refuge from the chaos. The bond that forms between the boy and the cats becomes a quiet counterpoint to his father’s roar, hinting at a path toward understanding, humor, and the small comforts that help a city child find his own rhythm.