Cleo http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Cleo-Helen-Brown/9781444700145

How a Small Black Cat Helped Heal a Family

By Helen Brown

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Paperback, 304 pages

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United Kingdom, 28 October 2010

For all those people who say they aren't cat people, but deep down know they are. Helen Brown wasn't a cat person, but her nine-year-old son Sam was. So when Sam heard someone mention that her cat had just had a litter, he pleaded to go and see them. Helen was powerless to resist and the deal was done - to be delivered when the kitten was big enough to leave her mother. Just a week later, Sam was killed in a road accident. Not long after this, a little black kitten was delivered to the family's doorstep. Totally numbed by Sam's death, Helen had completely forgotten about the new arrival, which belonged in another universe when Sam was still alive. Helen was ready to send her back, but Sam's younger brother, Rob, identified with the kitten who'd also lost her brothers. Stroking her, it was the first time Helen had seen him smile since Sam's death. There was no choice, the kitten - dubbed Cleo - had to stay Cleo's immense character slowly taught the family to laugh again, giving them hope of getting back to normal. She went on to become the high priestess of Helen's household - vetoing her new men, terrifying visiting dogs and playing an integral role in their lives to become both a guardian and friend.

About the Author

Helen Brown was born and brought up in New Zealand where she worked as a journalist, TV presenter and scriptwriter. Now living in Melbourne, Australia with her family, Helen continues to write columns for the New Zealand media, where she's been voted Columnist of the Year several times. Website: www.helenbrown.com.au

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Possibly the next Marley and Me, Cleo, is an honest and un-mawkish true story of ordinary people rebuilding their lives after a tragedy, with the help of a kitten. Even non cat-lovers will be moved. -- Good Housekeeping Cat-lovers will be charmed and amused ... a salutary reminder of the gratitude we humans owe to our companion animals. -- Daily Mail

Publisher:	Two Roads
ISBN:	1444700146
EAN:	9781444700145
Dimensions:	2.0 x 13.0 x 19.0 centimeters (0.21 kg)
Age Range:	15+ years

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4 of 5 Stars! – Customer review on 10/11/2010

If you loved Marley then Cleo is the book for you. It may be hard for those who are not cat people to understand the purely feline antics that some of us find so enjoyable, but the struggle to keep going and face each day is something that most people can relate to. Don’t read this alone.