Solomon’s Tale by Sheila Jeffries. Published by Avon, November 2013.Solomon’s Tale tells the story from the point of view of Solomon, a cat who is reincarnated back down to earth by an angel to take care of his previous owner. When he reaches Ellen, he finds that she is facing abuse and homelessness.
He enters Ellen’s home and soon becomes the family’s healer and protector and although facing many challenges, tries to save the family.
Solomon was the writer’s own cat but the story, told from his point of view, is fiction as are the characters around him. Reading from the cat’s point of view took me a little while to get used to but I found it to be a lovely, heart-warming story and it’s a must for cat lovers.
Solomon reminded me of the cats I have owned over the years and reading this book brought back lovely memories.
It deals with some dark subjects such as emotional abuse, alcoholism, loss and separation. There are some emotional parts that had me wipe a tear away but there was also some humour to lighten the book too.
This is such a unique, sweet, spiritual book and I loved it. It would make a great Christmas present for cat and book lovers.
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