A Street Cat Named Bob. Book review.

Hi everyone Sheba here. I'm taking a break this weekend & letting my Dad take over my blog, i think it's about time he earned his keep.

I have just finished reading this book, A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen.

I thought i would share this book with everyone, as it's a true life story & heart warming. I couldn't put the book down and i usually prefer reading about dogs but this one comes highly recommended & just goes to show how special Gods creatures are. You will never find an animal starting a war only giving unconditional love.

This book is about a young man who was down on his luck, he is on a methadone program fighting heroine addiction after living rough on the streets of London he moves into sheltered accommodation for the homeless. Where his luck begins to change thanks to Bob, One day after returning home after busking to make enough money for food and to keep a roof over his head. He bumps into a ginger tom lying in the doorway of one of the flats, after making enquiries to see if the cat belonged to anyone in the flat and drawing a blank. He came to the conclusion he must be a street cat as he had no collar so he took the cat into his flat to feed him some tuna he had in and noticed he was injured possibly through a fight. So he takes the cat to the local vet at the RSPCA centre to get his wounds checked over and also found out he wasn't microchiped so couldn't trace an owner. So being an animal lover he decides to look after the cat who he names Bob and nurses him back to health not realising how much it would change his life. 

After James nursed Bob back to full health he thought Bob would want to go back to the streets but Bob had other ideas, and wouldn't leave James's side even travelling on the bus with him when he went busking. Eventually James started selling the Big Issue to earn more money so he could support Bob. The two of them found each other at the right time when they were both down on there luck and probably saved each others lives.

This story proves you don't need loads of money as long as you've got love and compassion.

As the saying goes a picture speaks a thousand words, so i thought i would put up some YouTube clips of this amazing relationship.

I hope you enjoy them.