Somewhere a Cat Is Waiting by Derek Tangye

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was an easy read although, being written by a mature writer, it does not indulge in short sentences, short words text speak and colloquialism. Derek Tangye came from what was a fairly privileged background and took up market gardening and living close to nature in Cornwall following the Second World War. A confirmed “dog person” he discovers first hand that there really are only soul persons and that animals, cats included, are thinking beings looking for love and happiness as we do. Bravo! He moves from cat hater to cat respecter (even cat lover, however reluctant) over the course of time and his portraits of the cats he knew and (dare I say) grew to love are intimate without being soppy. He loves them, claws and all! He also is a deep thinker and quite in tune with many of the thoughts of our time. I loved this, read it in two sittings and recommend it to animal lovers without reservation.

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