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"We're just going to." Helen Brown had no intention of adopting a pet when she brought her sons, Sam and Rob, to visit a friend's new kittens. But the runt of the litter was irresistible, with her overlarge ears and dainty chin.
When Cleo was delivered weeks later, she had no way of knowing that her new family had just been hit by a tragedy. Helen was sure she couldn't keep her-until she saw something she thought had vanished from the earth forever: her son's smile The reckless, rambunctious kitten stayed.
Through happiness and heartbreak, changes and new beginnings, Cleo turned out to be the unlikely glue the affectionately held Helen's family together. Rich in wisdom, wit, heart, and healing, here is the story of a cat with an extraordinary gift for knowing just where she was needed the most.
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Grace can come in deceptively small packages. For Brown, it arrived in the form of a runt-of-the-litter kitten whom her two young sons, Sam and Rob, adored on sight. Promised as an upcoming present for Sam’s tenth birthday, it was a gift the boy never received. While the kitten was being weaned from its mother, Sam was taken from his. Just weeks after his birthday, Sam was killed in an auto accident, and Brown’s world changed forever. Yet when the kitten was delivered to her new home right on schedule, Brown’s heart first broke with the unfairness of it all, then gradually began to mend as little Cleo did what all kittens do: mounted a charm offensive like no other. Over the next 23 years, as Brown’s marriage ended and career blossomed, the spunky Cleo remained her constant source of comfort and inspiration. Heartfelt and open, Brown’s buoyant tale of loss and recovery celebrates the resilient patience and restorative powers of animal compassion. --Carol Haggas
Review
" A remarkable memoir... I realized that Helen Brown didn't break my heart at all - she opened it." --Beth Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
"An absolute must." --Cat World
"The next Marley & Me. Even non cat-lovers will be moved." --Good Housekeeping
Helen Brown was born and brought up in New Zealand where she worked as a journalist, TV presenter and scriptwriter. Now living in Melbourne, Australia with her family, Helen continues to write columns for the New Zealand media, where she's been voted Columnist of the Year several times.
TO 独家旅行MM: 我在想,一个血腥恐怖凶杀情节狂热爱好者,一个不怕任何宠物但极端恐惧绒毛的重度鼻炎患者,会不会在你持续的治愈系小说的轰炸下喜欢上温情的动物故事呢? 现在看来,事态已经向着这个不太妙的方向发展了,因为我发现认真读完这些书并且声情并茂地把它们推荐...
评分 评分 评分由一只猫咪当做主角 串起来的一个家庭二十四年的故事 看开始的时候 并不觉得这书很好看 其实一直读到最后 也并没有小说般的引人剧情 人物鲜明 戏剧冲突 可就是想慢慢 慢慢读完 有人说读到后面 觉得乏味了 我反而觉得 越向后读越发有所触动 有只陪伴的猫咪 有个爱家人 爱孩子...
评分我是一个很少会写评价的人,但Cleo这本书,真的让我忍不住想和大家分享我的感受。它就像一股清流,冲刷掉了我心中积攒已久的尘埃。这本书的语言风格非常独特,既有诗意的浪漫,又不失现实的力度。它不像有些书那样华丽辞藻堆砌,而是用最朴素的语言,讲述最动人的故事。我特别喜欢作者对情感的描绘,那种含蓄而深沉的情感表达,让我感同身受,仿佛置身其中。书中人物的成长轨迹,也给了我很大的启发。他们并非一开始就完美无缺,而是在经历过挫折和磨难后,才逐渐变得更加强大和成熟。这种真实感,让我觉得这本书非常贴近生活,也更有意义。我读完Cleo后,久久不能平静,脑海中依然回荡着书中的画面和人物的对话。它让我重新审视了生活中的许多人和事,也让我对未来充满了更多的希望。
评分我一直觉得,一本好书,就像一位智者,能够用它的智慧和洞察,指引你前行。Cleo,无疑就是这样一本让我受益匪浅的书。它的文字充满了力量,能够穿透表象,直抵事物的本质。我被书中角色的经历深深打动,他们的人生轨迹,仿佛就是我们每个人生活中的缩影,充满了挑战,也充满了机遇。作者对于人性的刻画,尤其让我赞叹。她没有回避人性的阴暗面,但也没有忽略人性的光辉。这种真实而深刻的描绘,让我对人有了更全面的认识。Cleo 的结构也十分精巧,每一个情节的设置都恰到好处,前后呼应,环环相扣,让人读来酣畅淋漓。我尤其喜欢作者在关键时刻留下的悬念,总能勾起我强烈的好奇心,迫不及待地想知道接下来会发生什么。这本书不仅满足了我的阅读乐趣,更重要的是,它引发了我对生活、对人生意义的深刻思考,让我受益终生。
评分坦白说,刚拿到Cleo的时候,我并没有抱有多大的期待。然而,这本看似不起眼的书,却给了我一个巨大的惊喜。它以一种极其细腻的方式,描绘了人性的复杂与美好。作者的笔触精准而富有力量,能够将最微小的情感细节捕捉得淋漓尽致。我被书中人物的命运深深吸引,他们如同生活在我们身边的人一样,有着自己的烦恼和追求,有着自己的光辉与阴影。我曾多次因为他们的遭遇而心痛,也曾因为他们的成功而由衷地感到欣慰。这本书的结构设计也非常巧妙,每一章都像是一个精心雕琢的宝石,独立却又紧密地联系在一起,共同构建起一个宏大而引人入胜的叙事。我尤其欣赏作者对于细节的把握,那些看似不经意的描写,却往往在后续的情节中起到至关重要的作用。这让我对作者的写作功底佩服不已,也更加投入到这个故事之中。Cleo 是一本能够让你忘记时间、忘记周围一切的书,它让你沉浸其中,与书中人物一同经历跌宕起伏的人生。
评分这本书,Cleo,就像一个失落的宝藏,静静地躺在我的书架上,等待着被发掘。从我翻开第一页的那一刻起,我就被一种奇妙的引力拉扯着,仿佛进入了一个完全不同的世界。作者的文字拥有着一种魔力,能够在我脑海中勾勒出鲜活的画面,每一个场景都栩栩如生,仿佛我亲身经历一般。角色的塑造尤其让我印象深刻,他们不再是纸上谈兵的符号,而是拥有血有肉、有情感、有欲望的个体。我能感受到他们的挣扎,他们的喜悦,他们的痛苦,甚至他们的每一次心跳。故事的推进也充满了惊喜,总是在你以为一切都将尘埃落定时,又会出现新的转折,将你再次抛入未知的深渊。这种悬念的设置,让我几乎无法放下这本书,夜深人静时,我也会忍不住偷偷地翻几页,渴望知道下一个谜底。更重要的是,Cleo 触动了我内心深处的一些东西。它不仅仅是一个故事,更像是一面镜子,映照出我自己的某些困惑和渴望。我从中看到了关于成长、关于选择、关于爱与失去的深刻洞见,这些都让我驻足思考,并且愿意去回味。
评分说实话,Cleo这本书,在我书架上已经静静地躺了一段时间了,起初是被它封面吸引,后来才慢慢被内容所征服。它带给我一种前所未有的阅读体验,一种深刻的、令人回味无穷的体验。作者的叙事方式非常老练,故事的展开有张有弛,既有扣人心弦的悬念,又不乏温暖人心的瞬间。我被书中角色的命运深深吸引,他们每个人都拥有独特的个性和丰富的情感世界,我仿佛能够看到他们在我眼前鲜活地跳动。这本书不仅仅是一个简单的故事,它更像是一场心灵的旅行,带领我探索人性的深度和广度。我从中看到了勇气、坚持、爱与牺牲,也看到了人性的脆弱与复杂。Cleo 让我对生活有了更深刻的理解,也让我对自己有了更多的反思。它不是一本读完就忘的书,而是一本会留在你心中,让你反复品味的书。
评分治愈系的
评分与其说是猫的故事,还不如说是一个家庭如何从哀悼伤痛创伤中走出来,当然,这只小黑猫在这个过程中的作用功不可没。尽管说作者的Grief是痛失爱子,但作为经历另一种grief的人,很多关于情绪的描述都感同身受。Grief is never going to go away, it's always there. Your grief and your life are like two parallel line, they travel together most of the time, sometimes they intertwine. You learn to live with it.
评分治愈系的
评分与其说是猫的故事,还不如说是一个家庭如何从哀悼伤痛创伤中走出来,当然,这只小黑猫在这个过程中的作用功不可没。尽管说作者的Grief是痛失爱子,但作为经历另一种grief的人,很多关于情绪的描述都感同身受。Grief is never going to go away, it's always there. Your grief and your life are like two parallel line, they travel together most of the time, sometimes they intertwine. You learn to live with it.
评分与其说是猫的故事,还不如说是一个家庭如何从哀悼伤痛创伤中走出来,当然,这只小黑猫在这个过程中的作用功不可没。尽管说作者的Grief是痛失爱子,但作为经历另一种grief的人,很多关于情绪的描述都感同身受。Grief is never going to go away, it's always there. Your grief and your life are like two parallel line, they travel together most of the time, sometimes they intertwine. You learn to live with it.
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