The Cat Who Came Back for Christmas, Julia Romp
The Cat Who Came Back for Christmas, Julia Romp
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The Cat Who Came Back for Christmas
How a Cat Brought a Family the Gift of Love

Author: Julia Romp

Narrator: Charlie Albers

Unabridged: 7 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2023

Synopsis

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 Quiet and withdrawn, he appeared lost in his own world.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.

About Julia Romp

Julia Romp lives in the United Kingdom with her son George and their cat Ben. When she is not looking after her family and the stray cats in the area, Julia works for the charity Lost and Found helping to re-home cats. After her success of her campaign to find Ben, Julia has become known as the local pet detective.

About Charlie Albers

Charlie Albers is a British-born voice actor, now based outside of NYC, where she voices for clients globally from her professionally built, beautiful home studio. Her previous acting training and experience, knowledge of the corporate world, and education/training in food science and psychology all come into play in her work now, where she can take any manuscript and work through it with ease. Charlie has an intense love for reading; as a mom of three, reading to her children is the biggest joy. She has a rule that they can (and do) buy any book, in audio or print, anytime. There is never a "no" when it comes to reading or listening to books. Their library of print and audiobooks is ever increasing.

Reviews

Goodreads review by George

This book suffers from over-zealous (and misleading) marketing. The first title was simply A Friend Like Ben, but then was rebranded as The Cat Who Came Home for Xmas. The problem, as other reviewers have noted, is that the majority of the book is a family story about the author and her son. We hear......more

Goodreads review by Betsy

Not nearly as precious as the title and cover would make one think. This is a matter-of-fact and remarkable story about the struggles of a young, single mom who was both devoted to and exhausted by her autistic son. A stray cat and the boy fall in love with each other at first sight. The cat, known......more

Goodreads review by Vilija

Ok, sure, I noticed the adorable kitten on the cover first. The second thing to catch my eye, though, was an endorsement by Temple Grandin, who I very much admire. The Cat Who... is a wonderful, if poorly titled, read about a boy with autism who learns to open up because of adopting a cat. The title......more

Quotes

“The heartwarming story of a working-class single mother, her autistic son and the stray cat who brought them together as a family.” Kirkus Reviews

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