Cat
Posted on 01 June 2000 by Freya North
Catriona McCabe, 28, only ever known as Cat, is trying to improve her career as a sports journalist and move on from a failed relationship. What better way to do both than follow the Tour de France one Summer?
From Provence to Paris, up the Pyrenees and over the Alps, Cat and an entourage of podium girls, anxious wives, autocratic team directors and seasoned hacks pursue the ruthless riders. With sex, drugs, lashings of lycra, glistening thighs,large bulges and larger egos, the soap opera that is the Tour de France unfolds with Cat’s life frequently mirroring the peaks, perils and pace of the race.
“Freya North is on a roll…stamped with foxy, feelgood flair” – She Magazine
“A funny romantic romp” – Cosmopolitan
June 9th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
This book has got to be the best one ever! The characters are amazing and it’s so interesting. Another great one from Freya!
July 16th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Loved Cat as it combines my two favourite things!! A great girly book and cycling. Especially Tour De France!!What a great combination!!! Read Secrets and loved that too and just in the middle of Home Truths and loving it and finding it so hard to read at the same time!
July 19th, 2009 at 7:32 am
This was my first ever Freya North book I ever read. I LOVED it and every time a new book comes out it’s a must read. I have read Cat at least 5 times now. It’s this book that got me interested in the Tour. I now watch it every year. Thanks for a great read !!
August 19th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
hello there,
i’m from belgium.
and when I was about 15 years young , I first started reading Freya north’s book, named Polly , soon i was clusterd on the type off writing.Now i’m 20 and I still love reading these books.When I go to My library , the first thing I do is go and look iff I can find a new book. Butt since belgium is so far away it always takes a long time before a new book comes out here.
Cat was one off the books I kept aside , I don’t know why but I thing the cover wasen’t quite as apealing as the books that i’ve read before that.
But once I started reading the book during my breaks for my exams. I Couldn’t put the book away. When I finished reading the book I was amazed. It really got me interested in The Tour De France. It was the end of scool and then it was time for La Tour de Françe. I enjoyed listening every minute on the radio.
thanks for giving me a passion for reading.
I really hope that soon i’ll find a new book in my library;)
August 21st, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Hi
Just wanted to say I love all the books about the McCabe family – can’t get enough of them!
Thank’s to Cat, I am now an avid supporter of the Tour de France, and I re-read cat every year when the tour is on as I only get to watch the highlights because of work, so Cat keeps me nourished with all things tour in between!
(Perhaps you could get the girls to visit the North East – a hen party if Fen & Matt decide to tie the knot!)
October 20th, 2009 at 10:29 am
I really enjoyed Cat – to the point where I am excited to watch the Tour de France next year!
(I am linking to your Synopses of Cat for my blog)
August 1st, 2010 at 2:54 pm
hi there,
I love all of the books about the McCabe sisters. The first I read was Pip, then Fen then last, but by no means least, Cat. All of them had me wanting to read on. The characters, especially Django, were delightful. It would be brilliant if there were more books following them through the ups and downs that the future holds for them. I also think that it would be interesting to see these books put into film!
July 13th, 2011 at 10:21 pm
This was the first book I read. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I read it EVERY year during the Tour. It got me hooked on the Tour and then cycling in general,and now, on journalism. Ive started my own blog http://britishcyclingfanblog.blogspot.com/ and its all thanks to Freya North
Since reading Cat, a freebie from more so thank you more magazine, ive gone out and bought EVERY book. I love them all. I was thrilled when she wrote Home Truths (although a little saddened Cat and Ben were dishearted by the doping scandels) but enjoyed the book anyway. I really really really wish that Freya would write more about the McCabes (did Cat get over here heartache re cycling, surely we are in for better times?! did she get a boost by british cycling and Cavendish?! lol) and i REALLY wish one or preferably ALL four books could be turned into films!
August 24th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Liz – there IS another McCabe offering in the pipeline… I can’t say more at this stage, but I WILL keep you posted! Thanks so much! Vive le Tour. Fx