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Book Review of Cleo: The Cat Who Mended a Family

Cleo: The Cat Who Mended a Family
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Helen Brown introduces the reader to her husband and two children, writes in detail about her love for the children, and then hits the reader with a sucker punch--the tragic death of one of her children. They had gone to see Cleo weeks before and Brown had reluctantly agreed to allow the children to have the kitten. When the kitten is delivered shortly after her son's death, Brown cannot imagine keeping it--until her remaining son smiles--something she had feared she would never see again. This is a beautiful story of healing after the staggering loss of a child.