About book The Cat Who Came In From The Cold (2007)
Che cosa ci colpisce in un gatto? A volte è la vivacità, a volte il musetto, a volte la sua voglia di coccole.Deric Longden si è fatto conquistare dal sorriso di quel micetto bianco che sedeva, come un piccolo re, sopra un secchio rovesciato nel giardino del suo vicino di casa. Fuori, da solo, tutto il giorno, anche sotto la pioggia. E si è sorpreso a cercarlo fuori dalla finestra, più di una volta, e poi a parlargli, e infine a farlo entrare in casa sua. Un micetto troppo carino...... così tanto che decide di rubarlo al vicino!Da quel momento ha inizio per Deric e sua moglie una vita piena di imprevisti, disastri e risate.Il gattino bianco, che chiameranno Thermal dopo un'avventura nel frigorifero, è davvero un micetto tutto pepe, che ne combina di tutti i colori e poi con uno sguardo innocente mette tutto a posto.Ma Thermal è solo l'inizio...Sulla copertina c'è scritto "Il più bel libro finora scritto sui gatti". Credetemi, non è un'esagerazione.Longden ha una scrittura spiritosa e piena di brio, che rende ancora più vivaci le già vivaci marachelle compiute da Thermal in casa e nei dintorni!E chi ha avuto o ha un gatto può immaginare fin nei particolari quanta inventiva abbiano i nostri felini di casa e come sappiano farsi perdonare ogni cosa!Vorrei segnalare che il ricavato dei libri pubblicati da Paco Editore contribuisce ad aiutare il Fondo Amici di Paco, un'associazione senza fini di lucro nata per promuovere e sostenere attività a favore di cani e gatti e per prevenire il randagismo.Insomma, se amate i gatti, acquistando questo libro non solo passerete delle ore piacevoli in compagnia del micetto Thermal, ma aiuterete anche i suoi simili meno fortunati di lui.
Deric Longden Never DisappointsWhether writing about his cats, his late wife, Diana, his present wife, Aileen, or his mother, he writes with a warmth, pathos, and humor I have never found in another writer. The Cat Who Came in from the Cold is the first of his three predominately cat oriented books and this is my third reading. Cat lover or not, however, it would be a mistake to overlook Lost for Words, an homage to his mother and her struggle following a stroke or Diana's Story which chronicles his love and devotion to his first wife who succumbs to a baffling and crippling illness. There is not one of his books during which I have not laughed out loud at one point and wept at another - in one book, literally from one sentence to the next. Although happily, in that instance, it was the weeping first, then the laughter. It is my great regret that I didn't discover his works until after his death. Were he still alive, I would swim across the Atlantic if necessary, just to tell him how much his writing has enriched my life.
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A funny book about one man, his blind wife and the cats they accidentally adopt one by one.With anything less than a 4 or 5 star rating I seem to be going against the crowd here. It's an amusing and heart warming tale but nothing near the gold standard of James Herriot. If cosy animal tales are your cup of tea then you'll love it. If you've ever been a cat owner you'll at least smirk at it, no matter how cynical you are. If you don't fall into either of those categories then its a good unchallenging light read but a little twee and contrived.However whilst it is not perfect, the humour should make it an enjoyable experience. Worth a try
—John Sugden
A long time ago I received the audiobook as a gift and absolutely fell in love with it. I played it over and over until I literally played the tapes to death. The tapes were lost for good in a house fire, and for years I kept looking for replacements. Cue to this year, when I found the release of the book.I'll start by saying that you definately lose something in the switch from the audiobook to the print version. The book isn't quite as charming, or witty, and the flaws stand out much more. I'd characterize it as short, fluffy, and sweet. Perfect for cat lovers.
—Jean Tatro
I adore this mans work - I do wish that he would write more!!He is so funny - on a par with Bill Bryson...His pathos and humour are brilliant...**UPDATE**Have just re-read this on my Kindle and have fallen in love with this Mans writing all over again.Sadly I have recently heard that Deric is very ill and has not long to live - so sad that we will get no more books from this wonderful writer,,Who else could give us such wonderful and silly situations as a Cat Whisker up the nostril!!!! Please read this if you love cats and brilliant British humour
—Fiona
