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內容簡介 ◎雖然作者曾經是社會邊緣人，但是毫不做作的敘事風格閱讀起來格外輕鬆有畫面 ◎讓不曾飼養過貓的人也能從兩人的相處故事中感受到貓能給人帶來的快樂與成長 ◎從受傷的街貓開始故事的鋪陳，結合作者曾經墮落的經驗，讓人重新思考起自己和動物的分別 ◎由小人物的成長與改變逐漸到重新被社會給接受，並成為注目的焦點，特別令人感動 ◎貓咪適時且多變的姿態與表情讓作者貼切地猜測出他的內心話，這種能和寵物心靈交流的體驗容易引起共鳴 拯救一隻貓，看起來微不足道的小事情，卻有可能徹底改變你的一生。 每個人都應該遇見跟Bob一樣的朋友。 James Bowen是位在街頭流浪的藝人，微薄的收入和被社會邊緣化的身分讓他連養活自己都很困難，根本就沒有能力再飼養一隻貓。可是有一天，當James疲累地返回簡陋的居所時，竟然發現一隻受傷的流浪貓蜷曲在他的家門前。 他深深的被這隻貓咪吸引，並為貓咪取名為Bob，把身上僅剩的錢全花在治療Bob上面，慢慢照顧他直到恢復健康。Bob康復之後，James想讓他恢復自由，並做好永遠都不會再見到Bob的心理準備，但Bob顯然有自己的想法，而且非常聰明，聰明到James發現自己竟然離不開Bob了。 Bob用不可思議的影響力讓James再次感受到社會溫暖的一面，和Bob的這場邂逅不但讓James尋回遺失已久的親情，更從此改變了他的人生。 本書中文書介出自<<遇見街貓Bob>>晨星出版The Instant New York Times Bestseller!James is a street musician struggling to make ends meet.Bob is a stray cat looking for somewhere warm to sleep.When James and Bob meet, they forge a never-to-be-forgotten friendship that has been charming readers from Thailand to Turkey.A Street Cat Named Bob is an international sensation, landing on the bestseller list in England for 52 consecutive weeks and selling in 26 countries around the world. Now, James and Bob are ready to share their true story with the U.S. in this tale unlike any you've ever read of a cat who possesses some kind of magic.When street musician James Bowen found an injured cat curled up in the hallway of his apartment building, he had no idea how much his life was about to change. James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London, barely making enough money to feed himself, and the last thing he needed was a pet. Yet James couldn't resist helping the strikingly intelligent but very sick animal, whom he named Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining that he would never see him again. But Bob had other ideas.This instant classic about the power of love between man and animal has taken the world by storm and is guaranteed to be a huge hit with American fans as well.
