Emma from Bookish in Crickhowell gives us an insight into what’s good to read this month
When James Bowen found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change. James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London and the last thing he needed was a pet.
Yet James couldn’t resist helping the strikingly intelligent tom cat, whom he quickly christened Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining he would never see him again. But Bob had other ideas.
Soon the two were inseparable and their diverse, comic and occasionally dangerous adventures would transform both their lives, slowly healing the scars of each other’s troubled pasts.
Yes, the cat is cute, yes the story is a simple one. But it’s genuinely revealing about the kind of life led by people who live at the society. It’s plainly but surprisingly well written, and very readable; most of all though, it’s a window on motivation – on how and why people who’ve apparently given up on themselves might finally be spurred to get their life together.
A Street Cat Named Bob is a moving and uplifting story that will touch the heart of anyone who reads it.
£7.99 – Hodder Paperbacks