Furry paw, middle claw
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Barry Jackson
Publisher: Turn the Page Pub.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Upper Montclair, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781938501111; 9781938501104
Subjects: Cats; Fiction; Human-animal relationships; American Romance fiction; FICTION; Romance; General; Biographical
Description: From a cold, loveless childhood in the south, Dean finds sanctuary in his well-ordered brownstone in Manhattan. Single and successful, his life is shaken to the core when he meets soul mate, Melissa. But not because he can?t take his eyes off of her, or because they?re both products of dysfunctional families, but because Melissa?s baggage contains fur and paws. Four cats enter Dean?s life nicking and clawing to stay #1 in Melissa?s heart. As Dean struggles to assert his dominance among the furry chaos, his soul stretches and grows from the merciless poking. Throughout the comedic struggle for the?King Cat? title, Dean maintains his sense of humor until his heart bursts into shards when two-year-old Craig is diagnosed with Autism. Stricken, Dean?s past, present, and future collide when the world rejects his son. As Craig?s need for human contact slips away, Melissa and Dean watch in awe as the cats reach through the veil of Autism and touch Craig?s heart. These unlikely furry, spiritual guides pierce Dean?s defenses allowing him to see light, to see the other side of himself, and the reason he was put on the planet.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Testament; Chapter 2: The Promised Land; Chapter 3: The Barn; Chapter 4: My Only Anchor; Chapter 5: Summer's End; Chapter 6: The Veil; Chapter 7: Soliloquy; Chapter 8: Third Course is the Charm; Chapter 9: Joshua, Ruth and Theo; Chapter 10: D'Artagnan; Chapter 11: Chaos; Chapter 12: You Can Leave Now; Chapter 13: The Bink; Chapter 14: Parents and Cats-Take One; Chapter 15: Sammy; Chapter 16: The Engagement; Chapter 17: The Announcement; Chapter 18: Timmy; Chapter 19: My Able Feline Assistant; Chapter 20: A Christmas Tail.; title: Chapter 21: Parents and Cats-Take TwoChapter 22: The Wedding; Chapter 23: Oscar; Chapter 24: Paris First, Then the Baby; Chapter 25: A Child is Born; Chapter 26: Dash; Chapter 27: Houston We Have a Problem; Chapter 28: Better to Stay in the Cage; Chapter 29: What Fresh Hell is This?; Chapter 30: The Garden State with Reprobates; Chapter 31: Tripod; Chapter 32: A Parallel Universe; Chapter 33: A New Homeroom in Earth School; Chapter 34: Sometimes the End is Not the End; Chapter 35: Onion and Scallion; Chapter 36: Peter the "Belly Slut" and Fly; Chapter 37: The Messenger.; title: Chapter 38: And Then There Were ThreeChapter 39: Two ... ; Chapter 40: One ... ; Chapter 41: Phoenix Rising; Chapter 42: Triumph; Chapter 43: Contacted; Chapter 44: Middle Claw; Epilogue.