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Carregando... Strays: A Lost Cat, a Homeless Man, and Their Journey Across Americade Britt Collins
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Homeless, alcoholic and depressed, Michael King finds a hurt and starving cat on the streets of Portland. He starts to look after her, nursing her back to health, names her Tabor and they develop a strong bond. Unable to find any owner, as winter sets in, Michael decides to seek warmer climates and heads south. Meanwhile, Tabor's (Mata) owner, Ron Buss, is devastated that his beloved cat has gone missing for a second time. This is the story of Michael and Tabor's journey across part of America, ending in Montana with a vet visit and finding from her microchip that she has an owner that is still looking and the return to Portland and her home. Great read for animal lovers or even just a great social interest story as it humanizes the marginalized population. ( ) Michael, a homeless drifter with a serious alcohol problem, finds that taking care of the stray cat he names Tabor gives him a whole new perspective on life and love. Michael takes Tabor on his travels across the western United States. As the two get involved in various scrapes, their bond deepens. Finally Michael takes the cat to the vet. Tabor's microchip reveals that she does have a home. Her original owner, Ron, is a emotionally fragile man who has been in mourning for the cat he called Mata since she disappeared. Told in alternating chapters balancing Michael's and Ron's points of view, this book snuck up on me. Although it is easy to compare this book with the hugely successful Bob series, the tone is altogether different and not nearly as charming. Initially I found the writing pedestrian. Nonetheless, by the end, when Michael is making the grave decision whether to return Tabor to her rightful owner or disappear with her again, I genuinely cared about the outcome. Recommended. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
For fans of A Street Cat Named Bob and Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, Strays is a compelling true story of a man who rescues a stray, injured cat and how they save each other. Homeless, alcoholic, and depressed, Michael King lives in a UPS loading bay on the wrong side of the tracks in Portland, Oregon. One rainy night, he stumbles upon a hurt, starving, scruffy cat and takes her in. Nursing her back to health, he names her Tabor and she becomes a bit of a celebrity in southeast Portland. When winter comes, they travel from Oregon to the beaches of California to the high plains of Montana, surviving blizzards and bears, angry steers and rainstorms. Along the way, people are drawn to the spirited, beautiful cat and moved to help Michael, who cuts a striking figure with Tabor riding high on his backpack or walking on a leash. Tabor comforts Michael when he's down, giving Michael someone to love and care for, and inspiring him to get sober and to come to terms with his past family traumas and grief over the death of his life partner. As they make their way across the West Coast, the pair become inseparable, healing the scars of each other's troubled pasts. But when Michael takes Tabor to a veterinarian in Montana, he discovers that Tabor has an identification chip and an owner in Portland who has never given up hope of finding his beloved cat, Michael makes the difficult choice to return to Portland and reunite Tabor with her owner. Now Michael must create a new purpose in his life after Tabor. The authentic tale of an adventurous and charismatic cat and her compassionate human admirers, Strays proves the healing power of love and the profound bond between humans and animals. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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