Un gatto per due

by Angela Jariwala

Un romanzo in vetta alle classifiche in Inghilterra e negli Stati Uniti.
Ispirata a una storia vera, una commedia romantica che fa credere alle seconde possibilità. Nella vita e in amore.
Una coccola per il cuore.
Due vicini di casa. Un gatto pestifero che si trasforma in Cupido. 
Dopo la fine di una relazione, Jenni è felice di vivere da sola con il suo inseparabile gatto Oscar. La sua vita è scandita da una routine rassicurante, anche se un po’ monotona. Ha paura di soffrire ancora, perciò ha deciso di chiudere il cuore a nuove possibilità. Almeno per ora. Ben, invece, è un vigile del fuoco dal cuore grande e dalla vita complicata. Quando un piccolo gatto randagio, che lui chiama Fred, entra nella sua quotidianità, qualcosa la solitudine sembra meno pesante. Un giorno, però, Oscar torna da Jenni con un bigliettino legato al collare. È firmato con il numero 66 da qualcuno che la rassicura di non averle rubato il gatto! Stupita, inizia così uno scambio misterioso di messaggi, affidati proprio al curioso micetto. E, col passare del tempo, ne nasce una conversazione sincera e liberatoria con uno sconosciuto, fatta di confidenze, ironia e verità celate persino agli amici più cari. Ma se Jenni scoprisse che questo sconosciuto in realtà non lo è affatto? Può davvero un gatto in comune diventare il ponte per la felicità? Forse sì, se si ha il coraggio di lasciarsi sorprendere…


Angela Jariwala
È nata nel West London da genitori originari di Surat, in India. È autrice di due romanzi per ragazzi, entrambi pubblicati da Mantra Lingua Ltd, una premiata casa editrice di libri multiculturali e multilingue per bambini e ragazzi. È venuta a mancare nel 2021. Un gatto per due è il primo libro pubblicato dalla Newton Compton.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Audiobook, Animals, Cats

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 25, 2025

About the author

Angela was born in West London to parents from Surat, India. She is a published author of two young adult novels: 'Pardesi' (1994) and 'Fatty Rati', (1997.) Both were published by Mantra Lingua Ltd, an award-winning publisher of multi-cultural and multi lingual books for children and young people.

Veneer is her first novel for adults.

Reviews

[Jillian]

How do I get an ARC for this???!!! 😭😭

[🌙henny✨]

This is one of those books where the premise is better than the execution. It wasn’t bad, it just felt a bit boring. The pacing was really slow. The actual plot didn’t start until about halfway through the book. There were a lot of descriptions of people doing things. I just felt very detached from the characters, and their love story didn’t work for me.

[Lotta]

2.5

Straight forward and cute but also very boring, unfortunately. It took until halfway through for the first contact between the FMC and MMC ….

[Davy]

This isn't just a cute love story, but also a cozy feeling exploration of the characters' everyday life struggles with grief, mental illness and loneliness. It's not a funny romcom with smut, but a story of two strangers and their cat in a big city, slowly getting to know each other. Thats why the slow pacing and style really worked for me.

[A]

⭐️⭐️⭐️ I loved this book so much! It's not often you read a romance where the whole plot is how the two characters even got to know each other but I actually really enjoyed learning about their lives and what other things they had going on in their life. It made things feel all the more realistic and magical when they did keep running into each other and when their cat brought them together.

[nomi]

1.0

i was going to give this 2 stars but while writing my review i realized how generous that rating is especially considering how nothing burger this book is LOL. i usually love it when we find out more about the characters separate from the relationship but the way it was done in this one was just so… not good 😭 ben’s mental health was really told instead of shown, the firefighter scenes were a snoozefest and there was no climax or anything considering jenni’s work/promotion

the writing did not excite me and i think that the idea of a romance in third person is really brave, but this was not executed well

the gr tags say it’s a romance but it’s not really that #tome, it’s more of a long drawn out meet cute without any excitement. if i rated this book as if it was general or women’s fiction instead, the lack of deeper meaning throughout would still make me give this 1 star

i genuinely wanted to give this a higher rating because!! cats!!!! but making a book about a cat boring is a federal crime so i can’t

[Manon]

4,5

La romance n'est pas la meilleure mais moi je venais pour le chat et je n'ai pas été déçue.

[Donna Stroo]

2.5⭐️

Niet echt een bijzonder boek. Het was wel fijn om even iets makkelijks te lezen na a little life. Het boek las gelukkig makkelijk weg, wel vond ik het storend dat er wat spelfouten in zaten.

[Sabrina Lupsan]

This book was exactly what I wanted it to be.

[Sanne]

Such a cute read!

[Reba]

Not my usual read, but the slow pace and development of the main characters was exactly what I needed. The romantic leads are thoroughly developed as people and the story is more about the emotional journey to their romance than the romance. Using a cat as a way to connect the characters was a cute and enjoyable way to promise readers where this could end up. I appreciate the sincerity of the story. It felt real in a way many romances don’t.

[Laureen]

cute and fun story

Sexy firefighter ;)

hilarious cat

But way too much slow burn and boring ending

[Natalie Bennett]

2.5 ⭐️ The premise of this book was so cute but I just hoped for so much more than what it ended up being. I wished Ben and Jenni’s relationship would have progressed more through the book. They didn’t actually start dating til the epilogue. Ben stood her up twice and she kept reading him wrong .. like I get he was scared of commitment, and she was too, but their back and forth of whether to actually date took more out of the book them then actually dating. Not my cup of tea unfortunately.

[Helena Knightley]

This is just incredibly wholesome and heartwarming. Cover to cover lovely to read, romantic, reaffirming. Can’t fault this book, absolutely loved it. Lovely but complex characters, real relationships and honest emotions threaded through a romantic and joyful storyline. Ultimate easy read.

[Angele | adominiquereads]

This book held so much promise, but it fell flat for me. Too many side characters and side stories that took too much time away from the plot, and nothing really happened until 50% of the book.
It was cute but I was little disappointment.

[Jess]

Very cute, especially for cat lovers!
There is not a lot of plot but it's a cosy slow read that helps you to slow down as well.

[Monica Haak]

Cute, maar niet per se geweldig. Wel mega spot on cat gedrag! En hardop gelachen. Veel herkenbare situaties, maar ook erg langdradig. I mean 117 pagina's en ze hebben elkaar nog niet eens ontmoet.

[Lydia]

hätte süß sein können aber irgendwie ist ewig nichts passiert

[Maxime Kraak]

A bit of a slow storyline, but it's a cute and nice read.

[Marika]

1.5 stars

[Caro]

it's giving Ladybug & Cat Noir

[Nada A.]

3.25 stars

[Nina Jessica]

3,5 ⭐

[Jonna]

4.5⭐️🤏🏻

[Zoe Obstkuchen]

Not really my thing but someone at work thought I would enjoy it because of the cat part. I think he actually wanted to read it himself so I’ll be lending it to him next. I was sad that the author died before finishing it, it’s a very simple romantic comedy (light on both) with nothing taxing or unpredictable about it.

[Tara]

The Cat Share was an easy and pleasant read, but overall it felt a bit dull. I enjoyed it as something light, yet the story never fully pulled me in. I did not find Jini and Ben particularly interesting, and their romantic connection did not convince me.

What bothered me most was Ben’s behavior. When he actually had the chance to get closer to Jini through their dates, he made very little effort. Yet suddenly he showed real interest once the cat became involved, which felt strange and unconvincing. It made his feelings seem less genuine, especially since Jini appeared to have been interested in him all along. The notes they leave for each other through the cat were a cute idea.

Overall, this is a nice book if you are looking for something light and easy to read, but not if you are searching for depth or a truly engaging story. Despite the title, Oscar the cat is not really the central element of the novel.

[Sabrina]

Oggi sono qui per parlarvi di un'altra bellissima opera arrivata nelle nostre librerie e online.

Come sapete sono una grande amante del genere, quindi potevo mai farmela scappare? Assolutamente no.

La protagonista, Jenni, dopo la fine di una relazione dolorosa, ha deciso di vivere da sola con il suo inseparabile gatto Oscar. La sua vita è scandita da una routine rassicurante, anche se un po’ monotona, e il cuore è chiuso a nuove possibilità.

Dall’altra parte c’è Ben, un vigile del fuoco dal cuore grande ma dalla vita complicata. Anche lui convive con la solitudine, finché un piccolo gatto randagio – che chiama Fred – entra nella sua quotidianità, portando un po’ di luce.

Un giorno, Oscar torna a casa con un bigliettino legato al collare: è firmato da qualcuno che si presenta con il numero 66 e rassicura Jenni di non averle rubato il gatto. Da quel momento inizia uno scambio misterioso di messaggi, affidati proprio al curioso micetto. Così, tra equivoci, incontri e confidenze, Jenni e Ben scoprono che forse la vita ha ancora in serbo per loro una nuova occasione.

Angela Jariwala scrive con una prosa dolce e scorrevole, capace di mescolare ironia e tenerezza. I dialoghi sono realistici e vivaci, mentre la presenza dei gatti aggiunge un tocco di magia e leggerezza. Il ritmo è leggero, perfetto per una lettura che scalda il cuore e fa sorridere.

Un gatto per due è un romanzo ideale per chi ama le commedie romantiche contemporanee, per chi trova negli animali una compagnia speciale e per chi cerca una lettura che faccia sorridere e commuovere. È una coccola per il cuore, che ricorda come l’amore possa arrivare nei modi più inattesi, magari proprio grazie a un gatto che decide di scegliere due umani come sua famiglia.

[Lia C]

2.5 ⭐️
Rápido y facil de leer. Pero más soso que un pan sin sal…
Página 160 aprox y los personajes interactúan por primera vez. El único momento cute entre ellos es en el epilogo.
¿Supongo que pretendía centrarse más en los personajes? Pero ni eso. Es una sucesión cronológica de cosas que les pasan en el trabajo que sin más.
Me encantó el concepto del gato y tal pero de nuevo hasta más del 50% el tema del intercambio de notas no cobra importancia. La parte que más me ha enganchado es cuando desaparece el gato por saber si está bien o le ha pasado algo.

[Helen]

I actually pre-ordered this book back when it was due to come out in 2021. I had no idea that the author had sadly passed away and that her son had finished it. Very special to be sent this book by the publisher in 2025. This book was lovely, a must read for all cat lovers. It reminded me in part of the film 'You've got mail' but obviously with a snail mail twist. I love the idea of people meeting in this way and sending notes back and to. Such an interesting meet-cute. I will check out the authors 2 young adult novels soon.

Thanks to the publisher for the chance to read this book early.

[Filo]

This was a very light read… idk but they tried to get deep and thoughtful but it just didn’t work.
The repetition of everything just didn’t do it for me tbh. Okay, I get that everything is very hard for you and that you are very lonely but why do I feel like nothing is happening except repeating everything all the time?

Also why did the plot only start after 2/3 of the book?