THE CAT WHO CAME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Book ID/图书代码： 06580010B35428

English Summary/英文概要： “You see Ben’s not just a cat – he is George’s window onto the world, the key to the door which unlocks him. Call me daft, but Ben is like my second son so I had to find him when he went missing. I didn’t know if he was alive or dead but I knew I couldn’t give up until I was sure. Because it wasn’t just Christmas that would never be the same again if I didn’t find Ben - it was the light in George’s eyes. And I was more scared than I can say that I would never see it again if I didn’t bring Ben home to George.”

“The Cat Who Came Home for Christmas” is the heart-warming and uplifting true story of a woman, her son and the cat who changed their lives. Moving and funny in equal measure, Julia Romp tells an everyday tale of the extraordinary love of one mother and the kindness of strangers which brought her son’s beloved cat home after he went missing.

Mrs Romp the cat’s owner is a natural story-teller, who was driven by love for her autistic son George to find their missing cat. George and Ben are the best of pals; the cat has enabled the boy to talk and laugh as never before. She really sees the funny side of their experience, while having an amazing gift for finding and sorting out stray and feral animals, some of which will appear in the book. With ghost writer Megan Lloyd Davies on board, with 7 books, 3 of them Top 10 bestsellers to her name, HarperCollins had the confidence to make this the animal memoir of the moment.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Ben的存在對我們來說，不只是ㄧ隻家貓而已，她是我兒子George的靈魂之窗，是讓我兒子〈患有自閉症〉走出心中世界的那把鑰匙。它讓George會笑、願意說話，所以無論如何，我都ㄧ定得找回Ben！
我不知道Ben是死是活，但我知道在我確定結果之前，我沒有放棄的權利。如果我放棄，想到有可能失去Ben，我不知道這會對George帶來什麼影響，而這讓我怕到說不出話來。
懷著這種恐懼，Romp 太太在住家附近貼了ㄧ大堆「找尋愛貓」啟事，發了4000張傳單，最後還收到當地市政廳的警告，要她收斂一下這種瘋狂的尋貓行動…(KC)

Awards/获奖情况：英國當地媒體報導，附上Romp太太與Ben的團圓照
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/hounslowchiswick/4819136.Intrepid_pet_cat_travels_70_miles___from_Isleworth_to_Brighton/
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/hounslowchiswick/3989007.Isleworth_mum_turns_garden_into_winter_wonderland/
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23791155-london-cats-70-mile-walkabout-to-seaside.do

Word count: 60-70,000

Harper Collins 已買下版權，將於九月出版

The heart-warming true story of a little boy and the cat that changed his life. Julia’s nine-year-old son George was autistic. Quiet and withdrawn, he appeared lost in his own world. Then one day a small black-and-white stray cat appeared in her garden and George’s face lit up. George bonded with Ben and began to open up to his mother as well. For three happy years, the trio was inseparable and George made remarkable progress. But then disaster struck—Ben went missing and George regressed.

The weeks turned into months, and Christmas was fast approaching, but on December 21, Julia got a call from a family more than fifty miles away, which finally offered a ray of hope . . .

Genuinely touching, The Cat Who Came Back for Christmas is a story about devotion, love, and a holiday miracle.

Families with autistic kids may find hope in this charming true story about a single British mom, her nine-year-old autistic son, and their cat. For three years, the feline, named Ben, helps the boy, George, make great progress relating to creatures, both human and furry. But the miracle-working kitty runs away while George and his mom go on a rare vacation (to Egypt). The boy blames his mother (the author). “You wanted to go away, and now Ben’s gone. It’s your fault,” he says. In this happily-ever-after tale, George and his mom find the cat (with the help of a woman who uses a microchip reader). And Ben gets to have (almost) the last word, with nearly two pages in his voice. “Before Ben came, I didn’t want to love anyone. I didn’t know what love was,” he says. “But it’s different now.” This book is most likely to appeal to families with autistic kids and to cat lovers. --Karen Springen

“The incredibly moving story of George found salvation in a loyal pet.” —International Express

“The perfect Christmas gift for a cat lover.” – The Weekend Examiner

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