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Gary Kotowski is a Georgia-based author whose debut novel, The Year of the Cat, has been praised for its unique blend of spiritual reckoning, gritty emotional honesty, and dark humor. Gary, who has no formal literary credentials, carves his stories from lived experience, navigating personal loss, resilience, and transformation. His writing is guided by the belief that brokenness isn’t the end, but the beginning, and that even the most broken people can find redemption through forgiveness and unconditional love.

The Year of the Cat taps into the popular trends of emotionally resonant fiction featuring animals as symbols of healing, and redemptive stories that explore trauma and mental health with a path toward hope. The novel's inclusion of m ...more

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The Year of The Cat: A Darkly Humorous Tale of Redemption and the Power of Compassion

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I originally purchased Shattered Into Grace to not only support a fellow author, but also because I was genuinely interested in how someone overcomes something as devastating as a traumatic brain injury. What I found was far more than a recovery sto ...more
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Gary Kotowski liked Diya Ramwani's review of The Year of The Cat: A Darkly Humorous Tale of Redemption and the Power of Compassion: "I just finished this book, This book is raw, emotional, and unexpectedly healing.The Year of The Cat isn't just a tale about a battered stray cat—it’s a journey through the scars of childhood abuse, addiction, broken relationships, and the desperate " Read more of this review »
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