Reviewed by Jeanne
After a rough patch in life (as recounted in Molly and theCat Café), life has become sweet for Molly and her kittens. She loves living with her human Debbie in the
cat café, a novelty in the Cotswolds, and her five kittens are growing up into
beautiful cats. Even Jasper, the
handsome tuxedo street cat who is the kittens’ father, has begun to come inside
and enjoy the benefits of a home.
Into this picture of domestic bliss comes a storm in the
form of Debbie’s sister Linda who has had a spat with her husband and decides
to move in with Debbie. Linda has
brought along her dog, much to Molly’s horror, and proceeds to try to rearrange
things to her liking. She even decides
to “help” at the café and brings in an aloof Siamese to draw in trade, the
exotic cat being ever so much better than Molly and her kittens who are just “moggies.”
It’s not only the human family that is fracturing—there are
spats and upsets in Molly’s own. Will
the families ever reconcile?
This is a lovely little holiday read with just the right
amount of sweetness and frustration.
Molly is a delight, a wise little cat trying to understand the ways of
humans and to look out for those she loves.
Debbie is a good person who tries to make peace with everyone: her rather sullen teenage daughter, her
shopaholic, self-centered sister, etc., at the expense of her own happiness.
Debbie’s boyfriend Jim is being crowded out of her life and even the success of
the café seems shabby under Linda’s scrutiny.
The distinctly British setting is a plus for me, as is the
way the book is resolved. This isn’t to say that all returns to the status quo
but the ending was satisfying.
I finished the book with a happy sigh, and wished there was
another to read. I like spending time
with Molly and family—both human and feline.
Oh, dear, I fear that I'm just a human “moggies.”
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