Her parents have planned to surprise her with a dog, but on the way to pick it up, she and her father encounter a small kitten, sick and stranded in the rain. The heart of the story, such as it is, belongs to Xanther, a sweet but troubled 12-year-old girl living with epilepsy.
There are also some scenes in Marfa, Texas, (in accordance, one supposes, with a law mandating the small town be mentioned in every hip novel, whether or not it makes any sense). “Happen” might be too strong a word, actually – although the story abruptly switches locations to Singapore and Mexico at various points, it’s impossible to tell what’s going on, or why. Readers who dig deeper, though, will discover that there’s a little more to it: a Los Angeles girl finds a kitten, and then several other seemingly unrelated things happen.
The basic plot of The Familiar is this: a Los Angeles girl finds a kitten.
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