How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets by James Bowen . He is author of A Street Cat Named Bob, which tells his life story. James Bowen was born in Surrey in 1. Following his parents. Home life was tense and, because the family moved frequently, James was unsettled at school. He was frequently bullied, and began sniffing glue while still in education, becoming a self- confessed . In 1. 99. 7 he returned to the UK and lived with his half- sister, but this arrangement did not last; in time, he became homeless and began sleeping on the streets. From this point, James spent almost 1. Title and Author This book is called A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life. It is written by James Bowen. Genre/Setting This book’s genre is memoir. Buy A Street Cat Named Bob: How one man and his cat found hope on the streets by James Bowen (ISBN: 9781444737110) from Amazon's Book Store. For former Big Issue vendor James Bowen that someone was a cat. A Street Cat Named Bob has gone truly global. Fans of Bob, the ginger stray who is the subject of the best-selling book, A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen, have been sending their hero postcards from around. In Spring 2. 00. 7, James was enrolled on a methadone programme, busking in Covent Garden, and living in sheltered accommodation in Tottenham. One evening he returned home to find a ginger cat in the hallway of his building; assuming it belonged to another resident, he simply returned to his flat. When the cat was still there the following day, and the day after that, James became concerned and discovered the cat was wearing no collar or ID tag, and had an infected wound on his leg. James checked with other residents to see if the stray belonged to any of them, and when none of them claimed ownership of the animal James decided to help the cat himself. He took the cat to a nearby veterinary surgery run by an animal charity, which provided antibiotics to treat the infected wound. Back in 2007, James Bowen was a struggling street performer who happened to find an injured tabby cat lingering in his London apartment building.In order to make sure he received the full two- week course of medication, James decided to take him in for a time while he continued to look for the stray. Instead, he began to follow James around, even following him onto the bus when he left to go busking. Concerned that the cat had nowhere else to go, James took him in on a permanent basis, naming him Bob after a character from the television drama Twin Peaks. The public reaction was positive and the pair became popular, their visibility increasing still further when James began selling the Big Issue. A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Soon the public began uploading videos of James and Bob to You. Tube, and tourists from across the world would visit Covent Garden to see them. During this time, James decided to withdraw the methadone treatment; he credits his success to Bob, saying . He came and asked me for help, and he needed me more than I needed to abuse my own body. He is what I wake up for every day now.. The book was co- written by Garry Jenkins, and since its publication has sold over 2.
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