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by Samantha Mooney (Author) "My alarm clock failed to ring, but by skipping morning coffee I managed to be only fifteen minutes late..." (more)
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A miracle of a book--a joyous celebration of the unspoken but deeply felt bond between animals and people and, in Roger Caras's words, "a celebration of life in the face of death".

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  • Paperback: 164 pages
  • Publisher: Delta (April 1, 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385297211
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385297219
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #141,734 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Quality of Life" for the Heart and Mind, February 10, 2001
By Ann L. Weber "Psych Prof" (Asheville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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The affecting cover painting drew me to buy this book, and it changed my life--I'm not exaggerating. I ended up requiring it for my college "Psychology of Loss" class and recommending it to my "People & Animals" class. Samantha Mooney grasps the preciousness and depth of each cat's life as she recalls the feline personalities she met on the animal cancer ward where she worked. Better than any professional manual I've read, Mooney's deceptively slim volume presents the issue of an animal's "quality of life," and its place at the core of deciding whether and when to euthanize a beloved, sick companion animal. Blending genuine emotion with her professional commitment to care and assistance, Mooney captures the fragility of these brief lives--like snowflakes melting in the warmth of the human hand that would save their beauty and uniqueness--these brief lives that share and change our own. I came to love every cat remembered in these pages as I read and reread them, particularly Fledermaus, Mooney's tiny, mysterious friend, who has affected Mooney most of all. I passionately recommend this gem of a book to any reader interested not only in cats and any of the animals with whom we share the world, but also anyone who must deal with questions about the meaning and quality of life, the possibilities and limits of medical care, and the ways we risk love--and face grief in the wake of loss. I treasure my dog-eared (!) copy of "A Snowflake in My Hand," and though I wish I knew Samantha Mooney personally, still I feel I have gotten to know her as well as the cats in her life, and to feel they are friends. As long as we keep our loved ones in memory, we do not lose them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Compassionate Work Eloquently Authored, August 6, 2000
By Susie (Louisiana USA) - See all my reviews
The author worked for 10 years on the eighth floor of New York's famous Animal Medical Center - the eighth floor housing the cancer clinic.

All animal people will be deeply moved and inspired by Ms. Mooney's story of cats approaching a prolonged painful death. The little cats she came to know so well through their illnesses, will bring smiles amidst tears with the felines' courage, patience and spiritedness as they face each day living with a terminal illness. This small slim book is filled with warmth and sensitivity of inspiring lessons in human love, joy, loss, and triumph over grief.

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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You will cry, smile, laugh, it's wonderful, you'll love it, March 12, 1998
I have not read the book only listened to the tape (the book is on back order). I and my wife have a deep and long time love for our 6 (yes six) cats and these tapes only served to not only deepen those feelings but to better understand how our lives are so much better because of them. I also work with students in the field of patient care (people patients)and will use this set of tapes to help them better understand those patients that they will be working with once out of school. If we are able to give unconditional love for others the way cats give there love.... oh what a wonderful world it would be.
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3.0 out of 5 stars An 'Okay' Read
I really can't figure out what the title of the book has to do with the book itself. It was hard to really get into reading it because it jumped around from one cat to another,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by T. Kraft

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book thoughfully told; a must read.
This book was heartwrenching. If you have a heart, you will most likely cry. Also, you will never forget these cats. I highly recommend this book. Read more
Published 6 months ago by K. King

5.0 out of 5 stars This will make you smile and break your heart
I loved this book, which I got when it first came out. As other reviewers said, the cats encountered here will stay with you forever. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Proud to Stand for Science

5.0 out of 5 stars Entering the world of animal healers
A Snowflake in My Hand A good idea what takes place in an animal hospital and in the minds and hearts of vets and technicians who work with terminally sick animals. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Joan C. Tortorelli

5.0 out of 5 stars I Never Write Reviews, But....
...this time I felt the need. Of all the books I read after my sweet black cat, Flash!, died a year and a half ago, this one meant the most. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Stevie

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Possibly the Best Book I've Ever Read
No exaggeration here, this book is quite possibly the best book I've ever read - and I've read a LOT of books. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Leeta Nor

5.0 out of 5 stars Be forewarned -- you will never forget these cats!
In law school, in a cinder block dormitory, Samantha Mooney's cats were a surrogate animal family for me, but such a tragic family, since death came sooner for them than for most... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Annag Chandler

5.0 out of 5 stars poetic, true and haunting
Hard to believe this book would ever go out of print, or that the author apparently wrote nothing else. Read more
Published on January 30, 2007 by pjf

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book celebrating the lives of cats
Lyrical, poignant, tender, this is a book clearly written by a cat lover. A slim memoir of her time as an veterinary research assistant in the oncology department of NYC's Animal... Read more
Published on August 16, 2006 by Johanna H. Brown

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Kind of Love
What a moving account of someone on "the inside" of the world of veterinary medicine. If anyone cannot be touched at the love and compassion of these "angels of mercy" working in... Read more
Published on February 18, 2006 by Karen L. Bores

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