First published in paperback by Penguin in 1988, The Cat Who Came for Christmas captured the #1 position on the New York Times bestseller list that year for twelve weeks, and, since its hardcover publication, has leaped onto the list an extraordinary five times.Written by Cleveland Amory, self-confessed curmudgeon and dog owner, The Cat Who Came for Christmas is the enchanting story of Amory's encounter with a stray cat in a debris-filled alley one Christmas Eve -- and their subsequent life together. Walter Anderson in Parade described The Cat Who Came for Christmas as "A classic. This extraordinary true story will touch your heart and your funny bone -- all at once".
Fans of this classic tale include Walter Cronkite, Paul Harvey, Doris Day -- and, of course, the more than one million Americans who have made The Cat Who Came for Christmas a perennial bestseller.
- ISBN10 0316242683
- ISBN13 9780316242684
- Publish Date 22 October 2013 (first published 1 September 1987)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Little, Brown & Company
- Imprint Back Bay Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 256
- Language English