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A Street Cat Named Bob

Down on his luck and living in homeless shelters, James Bowen turned his life around thanks to a stray ginger cat. Taking Bob out busking and selling the Big Issue attracted the attention of passers-by, local newspapers and the publishers of this bestselling book. The story of how they helped one another was made into a feature film in 2016. 
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Hodder
  • Year: 2012
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 196x127mm
  • ISBN: 9781444737110
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.2kg
Product code:
545723
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From the author of A Christmas Gift from Bob, the original bestseller and heartwarming story of the life-saving friendship between a man and his streetwise cat

'[Bob] has entranced London like no feline since the days of Dick Whittington.' (Evening Standard)

'A heartwarming tale with a message of hope' (Daily Mail)

'Reminded me how amazing having a cat can be' (Glamour)

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The uplifting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man on the streets of Covent Garden and the ginger cat who adopts him and helps him heal his life. Now a major motion picture starring Luke Treadaway.

When James Bowen found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change. James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London and the last thing he needed was a pet.

Yet James couldn't resist helping the strikingly intelligent tom cat, whom he quickly christened Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining he would never see him again. But Bob had other ideas.

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.

A Street Cat Named Bob is a moving and uplifting story that will touch the heart of anyone who reads it.

IF you love A Street Cat Named Bob, don't miss The Little Book of Bob, the new book from James and Bob.
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