This book was rough around the edges, a lot like James and Bob. For obvious reason this means that it is not the finest prose you will encounter, but you know what? I liked that about it. 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.Ī Street Cat Named Bob is written by James Bowen, a failed musician turned busker in London who was approached by a journalist. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining he would never see him again.
Yet James couldn’t resist helping the strikingly intelligent tom cat, whom he quickly christened Bob. James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London and the last thing he needed was a pet. When James Bowen found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, he had no idea how much his life was about to change.
After the family member had read it she leant it back to me, knowing all too well my love of books and I’m glad she did, because Bowen’s story was well worth reading! I had seen James Bowen being interviewed on the BBC news and the story caught my attention. I originally bought the autobiography A Street Cat Named Bob for a family member who loved her furry friends. If someone had told me a year ago I would be reading some AND enjoying it I would have laughed.
This is my third non-fiction book this year, I better be careful, I might hurt myself! I never thought I would delve into the world of non-fiction, it always fit snugly under the boring category in my mind. Overall Impression: An endearing and uplifting tale about two underdogs surviving on London’s streets.
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