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The Cat Who Came Back for Christmas: How a Cat Brought a Family the Gift of Love

by Julia Romp

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A family memoir shaped by a stray cat’s unexpected place in a boy’s life

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A family memoir shaped by a stray cat’s unexpected place in a boy’s life

Julia Romp recounts a true story centered on her nine-year-old autistic son, George, and Ben, a black-and-white stray who appears in the family’s garden. As George forms a close attachment to the cat, the book traces changes in his connection with his mother and the family’s daily life over three years. Ben’s disappearance introduces a painful rupture, while the approach of Christmas frames the family’s uncertainty and hope. Part family memoir and part animal-centered holiday story, the narrative places companionship, loss, and reunion at its core.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Cat lovers interested in true animal-and-family stories
  • Readers of holiday-set memoirs
  • Readers interested in personal accounts involving autism and family relationships

Themes

Human-animal bondsAutism and family connectionLoss and hopeChristmasReunion

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Book overview

The heart-warming true holiday 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 Quiet and withdrawn, he appeared lost in his own world.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, and is the perfect gift for cat lovers as well as fans of Lil Bub, I Am Pusheen the Cat, and A Street Cat Named Bob.


Perfect for: - White elephant gifts - Animal lover gifts - Cat gifts - Gifts for cat lovers - Christmas gifts
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