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The Bachelor's Cat: A Love Story [Hardcover]

L. F. Hoffman (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)


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Book Description

October 1997
The Bachelor's Cat has all the earmarks of a classic love story a holiday gift that will rival The Christmas Box and The Notebook. When a somewhat introverted and self-serving bachelor artist finds a stray kitten at his doorstep, he decides to take her in to see if he can, indeed, sustain a lasting and loving relationship with another living creature. His on-again, off-again romance with a sexy but shallow girlfriend has left him emotionally cynical, and in no time the cat becomes the central focus of his life. Through her, the man rediscovers the meaning of loyalty and affection.

Out one evening at his neighborhood bar, the man strikes up conversation with a woman. She's not his usual type a little older (closer to his age, in fact) and on the heavy side but after several minutes they are caught up in a kind of exciting conversation he never experienced with his old girlfriend. As their relationship unfolds and blossoms in new and rewardi! ng ways, the man wavers between the sincerity and depth of the woman versus the frivolous and surface sexuality of his girlfriend, and it is his trusty cat who illuminates the right path. The Bachelor's Cat is charming, emotional and rife with life's important lessons.


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James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Cat, though in a vaguely realistic vein that avoids heavy sentimentality. This debut by a food and wine writer from Philadelphia who has worked as a chef, bartender, merchant seaman, and college professor follows the nameless narrator when, one cold day, he finds a newborn kitten shivering on his doorstep and takes it in. Gradually he learns to appeal to the cat by various ruses, so that the pet- in-training soon responds duly to its name (Spike) and sidles up to its new owner's leg. As a none-too-successful painter, the narrator has the requisite sexy girlfriend whom he can't quite hang on to and who leaves him time and again, only to return when she loses interest in whatever guy has replaced him. Then he meets a weight- challenged girl who, despite chubby arms, has a certain attractiveness--but clearly is not the kind of sexy beauty who can keep on winding him around her little finger. Even so, he exercises his outstanding cooking smarts and explains to her how he ``trained'' Spike largely by allowing the cat to train.... No tears, only mild uplift, and just the right size for Bridges of Madison County folks. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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"A man who accepts an abandoned kitten into his life and in the process learns the meaning of true love while finding true love." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

"A must have for the cat lover." -- Peninsula News (Palos Verdes, CA)

"Captivating." -- Seattle Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st edition (October 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060191058
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060191054
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,040,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The Short Course in Beer was published by Kunati in June 2009. It's a book about beer, and it's also a book about awareness. Beer is a wonderful part of our daily lives and we often use it without allowing it to enliven us. Beer could be a joy and more often it's just a drug. We can do better.

My most recent novel is called bang BANG. It's the story of a woman who takes justice into her own hands and fights the rising tide of gun violence in American cities. Last year, The New Short Course in Wine was published by Prentice Hall. It's a book for anyone who wants to get wise to the ways of wine and do it quickly. My first book was a novel, a love story called The Bachelor's Cat. It's about, um.... a bachelor who finds a stray....you guessed it, a cat. it's out of print now, so I think you can pick up a copy for about a dollar. maybe fifty cents. if you get one for less, please let me know. if the going price ever drops below a quarter, i'm going to start bragging about it.

 

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Kit Lit, July 16, 2004
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I loved the book. The last chapter almost pulled the same manipulative ending as Breath, Eyes, Memory and Friendship Cake but thankfully didn't. Given the photograph on the back of the book, I have to wonder if the author was writing in part about himself. It was nice to see the Bachelor evolve as a character as the kitten brought out the best in him. Anyone who liked this book would also like Clevland Amory's books and James Herriot's Cat Stories. With so many of these sentimental books about men and their cats, do they count as a genre-"kit lit" perhaps?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WELL DONE - I ENJOYED EVERY WORD, October 31, 2002
This review is from: The Bachelor's Cat: A Love Story (Hardcover)
A wonderfully done little book. It will take you about an hour our so to read and I must say, it is an hour well spent! I am a sucker for syntax and Mr Hoffman's is a joy to mull. The story is an honest story, warts and all as to the characters involved.
I do hope we get more from Mr Hoffman - thank you for writing this book!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read. Too close to home for comfort. I love it!, August 17, 1999
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Fortunately or unfortunately this story mirrored my own all too well. The love that develops with trust, the clarity that is found in honesty with and to oneself. The simple beauty and kindnesses found between the covers of this book have in a single day worked to scrape away layers of doubt and to shed rays of light where there was a darkness. I told you, this was too close to home for comfort. Like so many things that I've discovered or uncovered recently, I found The Bachelor's Cat to be "exactly what I needed, when I needed it". "The shared experiance heals both." For this I thank Mr. Hoffman as well as for the warm story itself. I'm sure Mr. Hoffman will be glad to hear that I too, can no longer cast pearls before swine. And yes, my cat received some extra food and strokes tonight. Guess he approves as well.
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