I suppose every person has trauma in a lifetime. An honestly traumatic event splits a life's timeline. In this book, a main character speaks later in life on the fall out, blessings and damages, of such an event, and the necessity of cherishing the entirety of one's …more survival and what comes after. It is a stunning, intriguing narrative, and well worth the time and attention one gives to reading it. (less)

The Traveling Cat Chronicles is about one cat's willingness to influence a handful of human lives. Facing a series of introverted people who contentedly live rather isolated lives, this self-contained cat chooses to accompany one human companion until the human realizes his …more cat will lose that one. His person, then, works to offer him a next person to know and be with. The cat takes on the care of this short string of rather isolated, contentedly unwed humans with an appropriately restrained warmth and calm dedication. This book's subtitle could be A Generous Cat's Care of Introverted Charges. (less)