Book ~ "The Cat Who Came for Christmas" (1987) Cleveland Amory

From Amazon ~ This is the pleasant, rambling story of a white cat rescued by Amory one Christmas Eve. Struggling to understand his feline friend, he becomes devoted to a degree that not everyone will understand. An animal rights activist, Amory shares his feelings about veterinarians, airlines, hotels, human and animal natures, and the complexities of modern life. Although amusing anecdotes abound, there is little action. Amory's intelligent, educated musings explain life as he and his cat experience it. He also includes interesting trivia on ancient feline history and celebrities who loved or hated cats.

Sister Sarah had recommended this book. And since I like books about animals, I checked it out.

It took me a while to get used to his writing style ... it seemed rather pompous to me at first.

Amory had rescued and taken in a stray white cat who he names Polar Bear. The book covers his and Polar Bear's first year together.

It was funny to read Amory's descriptions of the conversations he and Polar Bear would have ... they tended to discuss and negotiate a lot!

I'd never head of Amory (1917 - 1998) before this book. He was an animal rights activist and it was interesting to read about his campaigns against seal hunting here in Canada and the killing of burros in the States.

If you love kitties, then you'll probably enjoy this book.