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 Cover of the first edition of Love, Loss and Litter Boxes (2025), published by Crown Publishing. The Cover is Designed by the Author himself. | |
| Author | Abhijeet Sanjay Telgote |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Philosophical fiction |
| Publisher | Crown Publishing |
Publication date | 19 April 2025 |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (paperback), eBook |
Love, Loss and Litter Boxes is a 2025 English-language philosophical novel by Abhijeet Sanjay Telgote, published by Crown Publishing on 19 April 2025. Told through the eyes of a rescued stray cat named Cherry, the book explores love, grief, companionship, and human emotion. Though written from the perspective of a cat, the story reflects the human condition — its fragility, resilience, and capacity for healing.
Plot
[edit]Love, Loss and Litter Boxes follows Cherry, a stray cat adopted by Akshay, a lonely film editor. Through Cherry’s observations, the reader witnesses the tenderness and turmoil of human relationships. In the first half, Cherry learns about the complexities of human love — the warmth, misunderstanding, and quiet pain that shape it. In the second half, she reflects on human life itself: the cycles of grief, loneliness, and eventual renewal. Although it appears to be the story of a cat, the novel becomes a philosophical reflection on human emotion and empathy.[1]
Themes
[edit]The novel explores several interwoven themes:
- Parallels between human and animal emotion.
- Healing and companionship after loss.
- Philosophical reflections on love, empathy, and survival.
- The author’s lived experience with bipolar disorder, which shaped the book’s tone and emotional depth.
Both the newspaper interview and the Medium review note that Telgote wrote the novel during a period of personal struggle with bipolar disorder, describing it as his way of finding meaning and peace through creative expression.[2][3]
Publication
[edit]Love, Loss and Litter Boxes was published in English by Crown Publishing on 19 April 2025. It is available in paperback and eBook formats, and catalogued on Google Books and Goodreads.[4][5]
Reception
[edit]The novel received positive attention in both regional and online media. A Marathi-language interview published in Kalam Ki Taqad (8 September 2025) highlighted Telgote’s creative process and his journey with bipolar disorder, which influenced the emotional resonance of the story.[2] A review on Medium described the book as "one of the most tender cat memoirs in Indian literature," praising its empathy and introspective narrative.[3]
Author
[edit]Abhijeet Sanjay Telgote is an Indian writer and screenwriter whose work explores philosophical and emotional themes. In interviews, Abhijeet has openly discussed living with bipolar disorder, describing how writing Love, Loss and Litter Boxes became part of his personal healing and survival.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Abhijeet Sanjay Telgote (2025). Love, Loss and Litter Boxes. Crown Publishing.
- ^ a b c "लेखक अभिजीत संजय तेलगोटे: Love, Loss and Litter Boxes". Kalam Ki Taqad (in Marathi). 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Annapurna Harishchandra (2025). "Love, Loss and Litter Boxes – Review". Medium. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Telgote, Abhijeet Sanjay (20 April 2025). Love, Loss and Litter Boxes. Crown. ISBN 978-93-6426-873-8. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Love, Loss and Litter Boxes". Goodreads. Retrieved 23 October 2025.