Street Cat Named Bob (Bowen)

Book Reviews
Move over, Marley. A stray cat from north London could be heading for the lap of luxury as the cinema’s next box office pet sensation.
(London) Times
 

A simple, sweet and ridiculously heartwarming story.
Huffington Post


A book with the strong ingredients that made Marley and Me and Dewey big successes…A warm and poignant memoir.
Guardian (UK)

 
Fans...queued around the block at James and Bob's first signing. The purrfectly behaved Bob signed an impressive 180 books in just two hours.
Bookseller (UK)


Bowen isn’t exaggerating; when he met a stray ginger tomcat...he was estranged from his family and recovering from heroin addiction.... His chance encounter with Bob in 2007 changed everything. The injured animal attached himself to Bowen, and quickly proved more than just an emotional asset.... Given Bowen’s inherent decency, he might well have turned things around even without his feline friend, but he convincingly makes the case that Bob was the cat-alyst.
Publishers Weekly


A heartwarming, insightful read about two lost souls who find each other, this book, a No. 1 London Times best seller, is not to be missed for fans of Lisa J. Edwards's A Dog Named Boo and Gwen Cooper's Homer's Odyssey. An inspiring story of healing, redemption, and, perhaps most important, the transformative powers of friendship. —Melissa Culbertson, Homewood, IL
Library Journal


(Starred review.) Stellar...A beautiful, never maudlin story of second chances for both man and beast and a poignant testimony to how much caring for someone—or some feline—can give you renewed direction where you're down and out. Understandably, this was a best-seller in England.
Booklist


How a cat helped one man on the road to recovery from drugs.... The author describes delightful moments spent with Bob as well as a harrowing instance when the cat streaked off into the city streets after being threatened by a dog. With confidence gained through his ability to earn money and to tend to Bob's needs, Bowen was finally able to kick his drug dependency and make amends with his estranged mother. A rich, moving story of the link between a street-wise cat and a man who earns his living on the streets--perfect for cat lovers.
Kirkus Reviews