Our senior cat Peanut says this……. Ungow!! but it was not until we saw it written down by Paul Magrs in his wonderful book The Story of Fester Cat that we looked at the word….. Ungow! and realised, yes that’s exactly what it sounds like, the author is SO right!
The Fester Cat Story
We feel we need to bring this book to the attention of our friends because we have finally found a book that stands alongside ‘Homer’s Odyssey” in terms of writing quality, humour and emotional depth. An excellent review by Barb on Amazon says “The story starts in an unusual way, which took me by surprise. It starts at the end, when Fester is not feeling well, can’t understand why he can’t do the things he normally could. He is after all 18 years old.” Starting at the end brought us up short, we asked ‘what the heck can he do now’ – we took a deep breath as we read, watching Fester’s spirit race the boys home. Ungow!
Read on, please, keep going and watch as the story unfolds, going back in time; telling how Fester arrived, the lives of his friends, the strong and commited bond that grows with his new family Paul and Jeremy, and the events that make up their lives.Put in such simple terms it sounds quiet, almost mundane – and this is where the sheer quality of the writing of Paul Magrs comes into play. In his hands Fester’s humour and observations take on a real magic – and the ups and downs of Fester and his family begin to matter to you very much as you laugh, grin, worry and weep at the life of a wonderful cat.
Read about Fester, its a wonderful book – Ungow!
Where to get The Story of Fester Cat :-
- Paperback and Kindle USA Amazon
- Paperback UK Book Depository
Kobo eBook
Kindle UK Amazon
Miranda Kitten
Ellen Pilch says
February 25, 2015 at 9:20 amI love this book so much that when I finished reading the library copy, I went out and bought my own.
PAWESOME CATS says
February 21, 2015 at 8:09 pmSounds like a great read! The blog is looking awesome too!!
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Glogirly & Katie says
February 21, 2015 at 7:55 pmSounds like a purrfectly wonderful book!
…loving your new blog look too!
xo
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Savannah's Paw Tracks says
February 21, 2015 at 11:42 amMiranda, that sounds like a perfectly good read. Mom and Dad just have trouble reading stories if the animal doesn’t survive.
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Dash Kitten says
February 21, 2015 at 12:18 pmMiss Savvy, Mum shed a tear in chapter 1, but the rest of the book is beautiful.
meowmeowmans says
February 21, 2015 at 9:21 amThis book sounds wonderful. We had not heard of it previously, so thank you for sharing, dear friends!
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The Island Cats says
February 20, 2015 at 1:23 pmThis sounds like a great book. The mom will definitely look for it.
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Brian says
February 20, 2015 at 1:14 pmThat sounds terrific!
Summer says
February 20, 2015 at 7:47 amOh, this sounds like an AWESOME book!
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da tabbies o trout towne says
February 20, 2015 at 5:40 ammanee thanx miranda for sharin yur thoughtz bout this book…this does sound veree good N we will head over two amazon N chex it out….
happee trout thurzday two all XXX