Solomon is a cat in the spirit world who is sent back to
earth to be born again with the sole purpose of helping Ellen and her family. When his soul decides that he wants to be
born again, he embarks upon an important and interesting adventure to find and
help his precious Ellen who lives with her husband Joe, their son John and
their very naughty cat Jessica. John has
a foul temper and gets the family into financial difficulties but Ellen stands
by him and when they lose everything they own, they start again in a small
caravan.
Solomon and Jessica have fallen in love and while Ellen
works hard so that they all have a nice
life, John drinks and feels sorry for himself all the time and can be abusive towards Ellen both verbally and physically. Solomon is a healing cat and his healing ways
bring healing, love and promise to this family but it all gets too much for Ellen to
cope with and she becomes very ill. Solomon is guided by his angel who he sees and
hears and who advises him how to deal with particular circumstances.
There was such a lot of emotion in this lovely tale. The love story between Jessica and Solomon is wonderfully told and Jessica’s appalling behaviour is quite hilarious at times. To talk about a love story between two cats sounds a bit bizarre but it really works well.
The story is actually told by Solomon which takes a little
getting used to, but once I did, I really enjoyed the book and found it
extremely emotional in parts with some very upsetting topics throughout, yet it
was an absolute pleasure to read how this wonderful healing cat had such an
impact on this families lives.
At the end of the book I cried and cried. In fact, I have to admit that I sobbed but in
a good way and for a nice reason if that makes sense! What an amazing book! It covers the topics of reincarnation, spirituality,
angels and death beautifully. I think this would be a good book to help children understand when a pet dies and help them feel a whole lot better about that situation. In fact the way that she described when an
animal dies made me think about that happening when my mom died and that made me
feel a whole lot better about that too!
I’m not a massive cat fan yet this book still appealed to me
so you clearly don’t have to be a cat lover to get and love this book as much
as I did. It really was a delightful
tale of a love story between two cats and a cat and its owner. Simply beautiful!
Sheila Jeffries the author has a lovely style of writing, very
relaxed and enjoyable. The words flowed well with the pages turning
themselves and with it being a reasonably short book, I read it very quickly.
This book was inspired by Sheila’s own cats and experiences that have happened in her life and it’s a book
that could be read and enjoyed by both adults and children alike.
Sheila Jeffries wrote four full length children’s novels
which were published before she left school. After studying at Bath Academy of
Art, she trained as a teacher and taught special needs children. She started to write again full time in 1982,
and had a further eight children’s books published.
A more recent project was a commissioned Mind Body & Spirit book called Talking to Fairies. Sheila is also an amazing artist and has had exhibitions in
Sheila Jeffries has brought up a family, helped to run a
small-holding, and planted a fifty acre wood with her husband Ted. In her spare
time she likes to study ley lines, Feng Shui, and ecology. She writes and reads
poetry and has won a number of prizes including the Southern Daily Echo Poetry
Trophy and the Writers Forum Prize. Now living in Somerset
You can follow Sheila on Twitter
You can learn more about her at her website www.sheilajeffries.com
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