by Melody Carlson
Publisher: Revell
Pub. Date: September 9, 2014
ISBN: 978-0800719661
Pages: 176
Buy Link: Amazon
Review:
It is almost hard to believe that another Thanksgiving is just around the corner, well, less than two weeks to be exact. For the last few years I haven't had the Christmas spirit in me, ignoring any Christmas movie that was on television. This year I have already watched a few holiday movies on the Hallmark Channel. Plus, I have read several holiday themed books, including The Christmas Cat by Melody Carlson. I'm a cat person, so it was a no-brainer why I wanted to review this book.
The Christmas Cat centers on Garrison Brown, a young man who hasn't made much time in his busy life to visit his grandmother since he returned home from his missionary work in Uganda. His parents died when he was young and his grandmother raised him. He gets the shock of his life when he learns that his grandmother had passed away just a few weeks before Thanksgiving. He is contacted by her lawyer and is informed that there are a few specifications she left behind for him in her will.
Garrison's grandmother left behind six cats, Oreo, Spooky, Muzzy, Viola, Rusty and Harry, all of which needs new homes as Garrison is allergic to cats, well, more like a phobia. It seems his grandmother had some money he didn't know about and she had paid off all her debuts including the mortgage on the house. It states in the will that Garrison would inherit the house, but only if he finds good homes for all the cats. The cats can only go to local families that I lived in area for a while. After a short-term trial, Garrison ha to approve if the person or families are good owners or not. If he lets them have the cat, they receive a gift his grandmother had left behind - $10,000 for each person who takes in a cat.