This is one of those books that you kind of know what to expect, but you don't mind reading anyway. It's a 'nice' story of a professed 'dog' man who, although heavily involved in animal advocacy, has no pets of his own. When he if pressed to help rescue a stray kitten on Christmas Eve, he ends up with a friend for life ... or at least another living creature that rules his life!

The author does go off topic on occasion, but they're hugely interesting and varied interruptions - the history of the Beverley Hills Hotel, saving seals from being killed for fur, famous people and their cats .... all while he works out how to live with a very opinionated cat.

I think that while reading this, you have to remember that it was published a while ago now and some of the attitudes he goes on about have very much changed (or at least they have in the UK if not elsewhere), so his rants seem slightly meaningless. But on the whole I found this an entertaining, funny in places, read ... and at least he avoided the usual unhappy ending that such animal books usually have!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

This book has been released as part of the Cfreckle’s UK Birthday RABCK Group 2020. I hope you like your goodies and have a brilliant day.

Thank you for this book which looks like it is just my cup of tea.. Thanks also for all the other lovely birthday gifts

I thoroughly enjoyed this delightful book. I found the "off topic" sections interesting especially the names of cats.
It is very funny too.

This is going in a parcel for my Christmas exchange partner.

Thank you for sending me this. It looks like a book I will enjoy reading in the run up to next Christmas

I have read many animal rescue/unusual true story books about pets and so was interested in this one. There were bits that I found quite interesting and enjoyable, however a lot of it was really quite a hard read. I particularly disliked the way the author had of insisting he was pretty much always right, even when he was patently wrong.

I did admire the authors work with animal protection and those sections were interesting. However overall a bit of a disappointing book for me and I almost stopped reading it half way through.

This book has not given me any desire to read any of the authors other books. I am going to put it in the Free book box at work

released at my previous workplace bookbox