The Fur Person [Unknown Binding]

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• Unknown Binding
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., Inc. 1978 (January 1, 1978)
• ASIN: B001U93J4Y
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A charming parable for persons of all ages and species., October 5, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Fur Person (Paperback)

Sarton's turn as secretary to her feline auteur yields a fun, moving tale of purrsonal growth. Tom Jones, Cat-About-Town, decides it is time to find a home, and ends up at the Cambridge, MA house of Sarton and her companion. Over time, Jones becomes a Gentleman Cat, and eventually -- when he learns both to give and to receive love -- a Fur Person. Sarton raises the issues of what makes a person, and what makes a family -- and though her story risks cuteness, she ably avoids overdoing it. Cat lovers and kids are not the only folks who will enjoy this parable about the importance of love and the discovery of family in all shapes, sizes, and species.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delight for cat lovers of all ages, December 19, 2003

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Nina M. Osier (Randolph, ME USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fur Person (Paperback)

The life of the cat who's eventually to be known as "Tom Jones" begins inauspiciously, when his mother disappears and his littermates are picked up by the Animal Rescue League (probably not for adoption by other families, the reader quickly realizes). After spending his first few years as a Cat About Town, the young gentleman sets out to find himself a suitable housekeeper. A nice old maid in whose home he can settle down - that's what Tom has in mind. Instead of one old maid, though, he finds two. And that's not the only way in which his new life as a Cat of Property turns out to be more than he bargained for.

The author based this charming short novel on her own life, and her own cat named (what else?) Tom Jones. It's very suitable for doing as her preface suggests, and reading it aloud to one's children or grandchildren. However, it's also a delight for any cat lover of any age. This is definitely the best book of its kind I've read, and heaven knows I've read plenty of pet stories!

- Reviewed by Nina M. Osier, author of "Tabitha June Is a Shoulder Cat"

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I didn't want this book to end !, April 26, 2000

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"iloveprovence" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fur Person (Paperback)

This sweet little book is a charmer ! I live across the country from my mother, so I read it to her over the phone. Together, we got into the spirit of a homeless, prowling cat who decided it was time to settle down and be a house cat. Tom invites himself into several households before settling in on the humans he decides to take comfort with. The author does a delightful job , I think, of helping the reader fantasize about just WHAT is going on inside these little personalities.