A Cup of Comfort for Cat Lovers: Stories that celebrate our feline friends

by Colleen Sell, Leslie Budewitz

You know much joy your furry friend adds to your life and in this stunning new collection you'll find fifty more cats that will steal your heart-one meow at a time.

From a wayward Calico that rescues his family from a deadly snake to a sophisticated Siamese that helps to heal her ailing owner, "A Cup of Comfort for Cat Lovers" celebrates the courage, healing, and affection of these mysterious and loyal companions. So snuggle in with your favorite feline and bask in the love that only a cat can give. Because a life without cats is no life worth purring about.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Inspirational, Short Stories

336 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2008

About the author

Colleen Sell is a freelance writer and editor with expertise in book and magazine development and a passion for storytelling. Her professional experience also includes content development & management and marketing communications development & management.

Since 1999, Colleen has provided writing, editing, ghostwriting, proofreading, editorial development, content management, publishing consulting, and book-proposal development services to authors, entrepreneurs, publishers, businesses, and nonprofit organizations.

Colleen has co-authored eight nonfiction books, including 10-Minute Zen and The Everything Kids’ Gross Cookbook, and ghostwritten more than a dozen books, including the best-selling One Simple Idea: Turn Your Dreams into a Licensing Goldmine and One Simple Idea for Startups & Entrepreneurs. She was editor and anthologist of the bestselling Cup of Comfort™ book series for 10 years, during which she compiled and edited 38 anthologies of essays as well as an annotated cookbook. The Cup of Comfort series, which was retired in 2011, has sold more than 2 million copies to date.

A proficient developmental editor, line editor, and copyeditor, Colleen has edited more than 150 published books, both fiction and nonfiction, in a wide range of categories.

Colleen is currently Editor-in-Chief of GRAND: The Digital Magazine for Grandparents (a part-time freelance position), and was previously Editor-in-Chief of two award-winning consumer magazines and an associate editor of a national business journal. In addition, her articles and essays have appeared in dozens of consumer and trade periodicals.

Reviews

[Xanthi · Rating 2 out of 5]

If I were the editor of this book, perhaps only a third of these stories would have been chosen. Too many of them ran along the lines of ‘I/he/she didn’t like cats/was a dog person’ blah blah blah.. it got repetitive. Then there were quite a few ‘...and then the cat went missing’ . Um, wasn’t the word ‘comfort’ in the title of this book? Hardly comforting. There were too many stories that illustrated the writer’s or writer’s families, negligence, lack of understanding or knowledge about cats, and often irresponsibility. There were two stories in particular that just angered me, and most certainly didn’t belong in this anthology.

[Sue Ellen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some of the stories were delightful, but there were too many stories written by irresponsible cat owners who let their cats run loose and lamented when they disappeared. I also got tired of all the ones that emphasized that they were really "dog people" not "cat people." I love both dogs and cats. Over my lifetime, I've had 9 dogs and 13 cats. The cats and dogs all got along. I loved them all.

[Sheila Myers · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice quick read for people who like cats. Some of the stories will make you smile and others will make you sad. All of them are great.

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of short stories from cat owners/lovers. Loving, mischievous, supportive and protective, our furry friends are an intimate part of our lives!

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[France-Andrée · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitively for cat lovers, but that is what the title promised so that made me happy. The stories included here are sentimental and sappy for the most, but they are also very interesting... after all, we all have our cat stories so reading somebody else's story was enjoyable. I read this over a long period of time because I tend to get very emotional over cats' dying and a lot of the stories dealt with that part of life so I didn't want to get down too much and then my own cat got sick and suddenly I didn't feel like reading this book at all (Pertwee is now fine, happily). It was a nice in between other books break and I think any cat lover will enjoy reading this book. The only reason that I don't give a higher note is that from one story to another the quality of writing is not the same, but overall people did a good job sharing their stories.

[Wysterria · Rating 3 out of 5]

the sister to series to chicken soup for the soul, i guess. overall, i liked this book. a lot of the stories were endearing, but many of them ended with the cat dying or running away. a bit depressing.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

A heartwarming collection of cat stories. I was entertained by each story, and often found it hard to hold the tears back. I think most cat lovers would enjoy this book. :)

[Joni · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is all about cats. Different stories about cats. What's not to love?

[Sharon Braveboy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has wonderfull short stories about cats and their owners. A must read for all cats lovers.

[Jolene · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is filled with heart-warming stories that every cat lovers will enjoy.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are a cat lover, this is a great book to have!

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Stories were very touching. I enjoyed but wished there were more.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Three short heart touching cat stories. Wish there were a few more.