One at a Time: A Week in an American Animal Shelter

Book Description

Half the households in America include an animal companion. Yet, each year, community shelters take in six to eight million unwanted dogs and cats who face an uncertain fate. With compelling photos and moving vignettes, this book chronicles the true stories of 75 animals who entered a typical U.S. animal shelter during one week witnessed and documented by the authors.

Customer Reviews:

buy it.......2007-08-31

It's such a good book. Many stories are sad, but it also offers real hope as to what we as individuals can do. Highly recommended. You'll go back to it when you find you need inspiration.

Review of One at a Time.......2007-05-13

As someone who has adopted 3 animals from a shelter, I appreciated this book thoroughly. This book puts names and faces together while also educating the reader about the importance of adopting from your local animal shelter. The theme of this book is you can actually save a life. There are heartwarming stories alongside tragic ones. If you want to learn more about the animals at the shelter and their stories this book is for you.

Tough Topic Handled Well.......2007-04-16

This is a very difficult book to read as it covers all kinds of situations that occur in an animal shelter, including details of the euthanasia of animals that simply don't deserve to die. There are many hopeful and heartwarming stories along with those of heartless and selfish owners. Make sure you are in the correct frame of mind when you read this to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Some of the pictures are explicit. However, the subject is covered very well with some very good information and statistics.

INCREDBLE book!.......2006-12-09

I read it in one night . . tears pouring down my face! How could a book do this to me? Because it's real . . . it's true! Some of the truths in this book are shameful. This book is unforgiving. This needed to be written . . . and it needed to do done with this much dignity and heart. Compassion . . kindness, why is it so hard? This book yanks at your emotions to teach us compassion . . it allows the animals to teach compassion to us through their lives and yes, deaths. Hopefully their lives will not be in vain, and we can learn compassion in their honor to not only other animals, but maybe they can show us that all lives are important. From shelters where animals are victims to injustices to Rwanda / Darfur and the like. This book is absoltely incredible. Thanks to the writers who had the balls to write it and then fight hard to get it on the streets. Thanks to the beautiful souls of the animals.

Companion animal euthanasia; a worldwide epidemic........2006-11-04

I volunteer in an animal shelter in Australia. A vet at the shelter loaned me a copy of One at a Time: A Week in an Americal Shelter as she thought I would appreciate the content. Appreciate is an understatement...what I thought was exclusive to our shelter proved to me that the reality of these animals circumstances is a worldwide epidemic NOT exclusive to Australia. The stories are written with honesty and in an uncomplicated fashion accompanied by touching photographs. These animals and their circumstances could be at my shelter. In many ways I found this read comforting, however, if you're not already working or volunteering within a shelter environment, it could be quite confronting. I bought several copies to share amongst colleagues at our shelter.

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Pets in America: A History
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Pets in America: A History
Katherine C. Grier
Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0807829900
Release Date: 2006-02-01

Book Description

Entertaining and informative, Pets in America is a portrait of Americans' relationships with the cats, dogs, birds, fishes, rodents, and other animals we call our own. More than 60 percent of U.S. households have pets, and America grows more pet-friendly every day. But as Katherine Grier demonstrates, the ways we talk about and treat our pets--as companions, as children, and as objects of beauty, status, or pleasure--have their origins long ago.

Grier begins with a natural history of animals as pets, then discusses the changing role of pets in family life, new standards of animal welfare, the problems presented by borderline cases such as livestock pets, and the marketing of both animals and pet products. She focuses particularly on the period between 1840 and 1940, when the emotional, behavioral, and commercial characteristics of contemporary pet keeping were established. The story is peppered with the warmth and humor of anecdotes from period diaries, letters, catalogs, and newspapers.

Filled with illustrations reflecting the whimsy, the devotion, and the commerce that have shaped centuries of American pet keeping, Pets in America ultimately shows how the history of pets has evolved alongside changing ideas about human nature, child development, and community life.

This book accompanies a museum exhibit, "Pets in America," which opens at the McKissick Museum in Columbia, South Carolina, in December 2005 and will travel to five other cities from May 2006 through May 2008.

Customer Reviews:

Pets in America: A History.......2007-08-28

Pets in America: A History, was purchased as a gift to a friend who is a pet-lover. She seemed delighted with the gift. I skimmed but did not read the book in detail.

Our "favorites".......2006-05-16

"Pets in America", an astonishingly comprehensive new book by Katherine C. Grier, relates the history of pets as we have known them from the earliest days of our nation. In doing so, she has given us a compelling look at the evolution of how different animals became popular pets, how we treat pets as a society and what their needs are compared to ours.

Grier begins by asking "what is a pet?" and then follows up with remarks about "why pets matter". She sets the stage for the reader to begin to view the animals we call "pets" (and what Americans in the nineteenth century called "favorites") in a different way than just furry little creatures that greet us upon our return home. One of the many surprises I found in reading "Pets in America" was that one hundred to one hundred fifty years ago the most popular pet to have was a caged bird. She explains part of the reason by saying that there was far less noise around then and songbirds added a cheerful level of volume that was most welcome in many homes.

While Grier's book understandably covers dogs, cats, birds and fish as the most common pets to find around the house, there is also a good deal of writing about livestock animals.....horses, swine, barnyard fowl and rabbits. There are many quotes from diarists of the 1800s and the most alluring ones come from children. Being much closer to "pets as dinner" she quotes a few girls who couldn't stand the thought of losing a newborn calf or lamb, knowing that it would end up on someone's dinner table....possibly their own. There's also a charming section on "the Bunnie States of America"....a club set up in 1898 by the children of an Albany, New York couple who had rules and regulations for their club, held meetings and wrote of the happenings of their beloved rabbits.

Grier takes an awful lot of time in the middle of the book describing the liberal goodness of the upper middle class and their views toward treating animals with kindness and respect. Although she presents her case effectively, it is the one place where "Pets in America" bogs down a little but she picks right up again with a chapter titled, "Pet keeping and its dilemmas". As animals moved closer to humans with their increased indoor contact, boundaries necessitated change. Understandably, at the same time, livestock became more foreign to many Americans with the advent of the automobile, as horses were decreasingly necessary for transportation. However, Grier describes in great detail what city life was like prior to that with pigs running through the streets, chickens cackling in many a backyard and the undeniable stench of horse manure. The seemy side of pet life....those who dealt in the selling, trading and butchering of pets is a terrific addition to the work. It's hard to believe, sometimes, that we are just a few generations removed from all of that.

The author finishes up with a look at the twentieth century arrival (on a large scale) of pet stores, pet food and other accoutrements such as "clothing" and bedding. There is not much about veterinary medicine in this book other to say that in earlier times, a pet's best caregiver (and often its only doctor) was its owner.

Many wonderful, early photographs and drawings accompany "Pets in America". It's a welcome addition to a fantastic book. I highly recommend "Pets in America" for its depth and incisiveness and I applaud Katherine Grier for combining a straightforward analysis with an outstanding narrative.

Lost and Found: Dogs, Cats, and Everyday Heroes at a Country Animal Shelter

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Insightful and thought provoking
A very realistic view of an animal shelter
Required reading for all current and wannabe pet owners
The most wonderful compassionate reality book!
You'll want copies for your friends.

Lost and Found: Dogs, Cats, and Everyday Heroes at a Country Animal Shelter
Elizabeth Hess
Manufacturer: Harcourt
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0151003378

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For some people, animal shelters seem dark, desperate places. All terrified barks and frightened hisses, the shelter is the last stop for many an animal on what has too often been a painful journey. For others, the shelter is a place of hope, where the perfect dog or cat waits to be adopted. In her time spent volunteering at the Columbia-Greene Humane Society, author Elizabeth Hess discovered that shelter life couldn't be defined in such simple terms. In this "subterranean animal culture," life is a "complex mix of people and animals, emotion and ideology ... where life and death decisions are made as regularly as coffee."

Hess, an arts journalist who has written for the Village Voice and the Washington Post among other publications, first visited the shelter to adopt a dog for her daughter. A "series of ramshackle buildings and a shabby trailer, surrounded by a few chickens and a couple of contented cats," the Columbia-Greene Humane Society grounds were humble at best. But what Hess found inside the shelter inspired her to write Lost and Found: Dogs, Cats, and Everyday Heroes at a Country Animal Shelter. From the dog kennels and the cat rooms to a puppy mill raid and rides in the shelter ambulance, Hess introduces innumerable animals and humans who will inspire, educate, and break your heart. With more than 20 million animals ending up in shelters each year in the United States alone, Hess's demand to rethink our relationships with domestic animals couldn't have come at a better time. Perceptive, well-written, and utterly moving, Lost and Found is a rare find indeed. --Stefanie Hargreaves

Book Description

From the dog kennels and the cat rooms to a puppy mill raid and rides in the shelter ambulance, Elizabeth Hess introduces innumerable animals and humans who will inspire, educate, and break readers? hearts. ?Intelligent, warmhearted and deserving of attention? (New York Times Book Review).

Customer Reviews:

Insightful and thought provoking.......2007-05-11

I highly recommend this book to anyone considering a pet. It makes you think about what repercussions are possible if you obtain a pet on a whim and do not dedicate yourself to training and caring for it. It shows the results of our society's "throwaway" mentality, the lack of education on the effects of pet overpopulation and the way our declining economy has added to the problem by not allowing many citizens the money to afford proper pet care and sterilization.

This books shows a cross section of a typical animal shelter and the fact that there are many not so happy endings, mostly because of humans and their failure to do right by their pets.

A very realistic view of an animal shelter.......2002-11-20

I've volunteered at the animal shelter in my town for a few years now, but have never had quite as much insight as this book provided. I get the feeling the shelter in the book has a smaller volunteer base than the shelter I have dealt with based on the details they were willing to share with her. This was a very uplifting book that explained a lot about why shelters work the way they do (ie rules about who can adopt, what happens when they get lost pets, etc.). Unfortunately, it is most likely to be read by the people that already understand these rules and why they exist.

Required reading for all current and wannabe pet owners.......2002-10-29

Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. I'm among those who do know what kind of responsibility it takes to own a dog. I'm the happy 'Mom' of 2 terriers, one of which is a rescue dog. It is true about rescued animals - they know they've been given another chance and will give you their love many times over.

Elizabeth Hess was down to earth in showing the trials and successes an animal shelter goes through. If you know someone who's not sure about getting a pet, I highly suggest they read this book. It'll make them think twice. If you know someone with misconceptions that all shelter animals get homes, give them this book as a wakeup call! A pet can take up as much or more of your time than a human baby, but the human race has made dogs, cats and other animals disposeable. There are happy endings as well as sad in the book, but it's worth buying. As the kids would say, we give it a 2 paws up!

The most wonderful compassionate reality book!.......2002-10-29

This book was so good I could not put it down. A realistic yet compassionate look at shelters today. A must read!

You'll want copies for your friends........2002-09-17

This behind the scenes look at an animal shelter and the everyday lives of the animals, and the people that work there is a beautifully told, heart warming, sometimes devistating story. It certainly drives the point home to adopt your pet rather than buy from a breeder or pet store. It's a book you'll not want to put down, and will remember long after you have. My friends all got copies.

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Wet Pets and Other Watery Tales
Hazel Weidman and Jacqueline Teare
Manufacturer: Trafford
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1412015162
Release Date: 2006-07-06

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In Wet Pets and Other Watery Tales human guardians relate how their family pets enjoy and meet challenges presented by the water, whether it\'s scrabbling aboard a boat in an ocean port or hitting the shower in a suburban home. From Cato "with hair slicked back, ears laid flat against his little skull, cat-paddling like crazy" for a nearby island, to Buster, his backside firmly planted in a child\'s car seat and Chester, obeying a very special command from the skipper, the cats, dogs-and even ducks- depicted in this book should warm the heart of any animal lover.

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A Nice Cat Book - a review of "Ginger Finds a Home"
But the cat came back, the very next day
Ginger is invited by a little girl to live in a real home
Pleasing & gentle

Ginger Finds a Home

Manufacturer: Candlewick
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 076361999X
Release Date: 2003-06-02

Book Description

No one captures cats better than Charlotte Voake! In this prequel to GINGER, a forlorn feline is coaxed inside by a little girl - and finds a new life as a beloved pet.

Once there was a little orange cat who was so scrawny that his tail was like a piece of string. He lived in a patch of weeds, and every night he had to scrounge for food to eat - until one day when, suddenly, everything changed. In this tender tale, Charlotte Voake’s delicate, sprightly illustrations offer a glimpse of the star of GINGER as he first meets the little girl who earns his trust and takes him home.

Customer Reviews:

A Nice Cat Book - a review of "Ginger Finds a Home".......2006-03-15

Both my children like this story. [They are boy and girl; just turned 4 and 6.]

The artwork is simple and attractive and the story is gentle and clever. As a mom I particularly like that Ginger doesn't just bound after the little girl and that it takes patience and persistence to coax him home. And once home, the little girl needs to be understanding of how Ginger feels.

He looked
in all the
corners and
under all
the furniture.
But poor
Ginger
was
so nervous...

that when the little girl
tried to shut the door,
he ran out into the garden as fast as he could.

Four Stars. [B+]. Good read-aloud. Good story that has something to discuss.

But the cat came back, the very next day.......2004-05-21

This is as much a book about cats and their natures as it is a tale about building trust and patience. A prequel to the previously popular and delightful "Ginger", Charlotte Voake's, "Ginger Finds a Home", gives us a little background information about one very special house cat. While in "Ginger" the cat is a fat comfortable fellow with little time for the ragtag mechanisms of a new kitten, in "Ginger Finds a Home" our hero is a skinny alley cat who doesn't know where his next meal is coming from.

The Ginger here is a wild thin creature that lives at the end of a garden. He never knows where he'll be getting his next meal. One day, Ginger finds a plate of cat food waiting for him to eat. The next day, when he goes back to the same spot he sees his benefactress, a little girl. Soon a trust grows between the two (slowly and with time) and eventually the girl invites Ginger home. The cat easily grows skittish in the new environment and the little girl is distraught, fearing she's pushed him too far. But the cat comes back and now the two live together peacefully with Ginger visiting his patch at the end of the garden to sunbathe only.

It's nice to see a story that talks of patience and slow understanding. Voake is an adept writer and though I felt this wasn't quite as satisfying a story as "Ginger", the book has a charm all of its own. Ginger is quite full and healthy looking at the end of the book, though his tail remains as skinny and raggedy as ever. Owners of their own cats will be pleased to note that the little girl knows exactly how to hold Ginger, carefully placing an arm underneath his lower legs when she picks him up. Those readers who chose to glance at the author's note on the back inside flap (aside from seeing a parting shot of a happy Ginger in his cat basket) may be delighted to find that the story is based on a real Ginger who decided to live with the Voake family in England. Truth be told, there is a rather English flavor to the book. It is both understated and touching. In the end, a perfect compliment of tones make "Ginger Finds a Home" an excellent edition to any home library. For the cat lovers of the world, it's a keeper.

Ginger is invited by a little girl to live in a real home.......2004-04-22

Ginger is a little orange cat, very thin, with a tail like a piece of string, who is living in a patch of weeds at the end of a garden. Ginger survives by drinking water from puddles and finding things to eat in trash cans before sleeping in a patch of weeds each night. Then one day the cold and hungry little cat came back to his patch of weeds and discovered a plate of delicious cat food. The next day there is not only another plate of food waiting for him, but also a little girl.

"Ginger Finds a Home" is a prequel to Charlotte Voake's "Ginger" and tells the story of how one small cat finds, help, a home, and love. Voake lives in England and the story here is a true one about the day the real Ginger, who lived at the bottom of her garden in England, decided to come and live with the family. What is nice about this story is that it captures the tentativeness of the bonds between the hungry cat and the little girl that has decided to offer him a home in which to live.

Anybody who has lived with a cat (it is a mistake to think that they choose to live with you) will know that "Ginger Finds a Home" rings true. For anybody who has ever brought home a stray cat this charming little book will strike a chord, and if you have a cat that entered your life by more conventional means you can check out Voake's "Ginger" as well.

Pleasing & gentle.......2003-08-23

Ginger is a stray cat struggling to survive when he finds a place where food is easily available-- although there seems to be another animal there too. This animal continues to bring food to him and finally he trusts the little girl enough to venture into the house where at last he finds a home.

Voake manages to portray the hard life of a stray without being too upsetting for younger children while making sure that they understand the hardships involved. She also gently instructs in the art of making animal friends: patience, kindness and more patience. She is also accurate in her depiction of Ginger's reactions in a way many authors fail: for example, Ginger is frightened being in the house and reacts accordingly instead of deciding immediately that this is HOME. It's a more realistic treatment than most and I find that admirable.

The illustrations are more suggestive of characters and events than detailed and accurate; this is not Anne Mortimer, more like Quentin Blake. They are also old fashioned in a way, in that they leave lots of open space, focusing in instead on, say, how Ginger curls up in his spot of grass rather than the entire yard.

Book Description

Mandy and James have discovered a stray cat and her kittens behind old Wilfred Bennett's house. But the next time they visit, she's moved her family into a trailer on Sam Western's campsite! Sam Western has no patience for animals -- particularly cats. If Mandy and James can't tempt the cats out of the trailer, Sam Western will handle them himself. Can Mandy save the cat and her kittens in time?

Customer Reviews:

Cats on the campground: Tangela Wrage .......2007-05-30

First,the main events which is the plot,the first main event is when Mandy and her firend James are just finding out about the cats! The second main event is when Mandy and James are trying to rescue the cats from inside one of the cancouses on the campground. The last, main event is when they finally save the cats from the greety man who had bought the campground land. Second, is the Characters the first main character is Mandy she has a mom and dad who work at a clinic in a kind of small town. The second main characteris James her best firend but just between you and me it seems like he really likes her likes her. Thrid, is the setting is takes place in Mandy's clinic and on the campground but mostly on the campground. Next, is the theme I think that it was for friendship , bravery, and courage. Last, is my opinion on the book also the recimendation on the book like to a friend or something. So, my opinion on the book is it was a pretty fair good book it deservese 3 stars! My recimendation on the book if I loned it to a friend I would say that, they should read if they were interested in animals you know.

All in all, it was a pretty good book it also had many heart racing moments. I give 3 stars!!

book review.......2005-01-27

this book is a realy great book. You should read this book because if you like cats thats one thing but, also if you enjoy reading Animal Ark books or if you love animals.

Overpopulation of Cats and Dogs: Causes, Effects and Preventions (New York State Humane Association)

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Overpopulation of Cats and Dogs: Causes, Effects and Preventions (New York State Humane Association)
Marjorie Anchel
Manufacturer: Fordham University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0823212963
Release Date: 1990-01-01

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Exploring certain causes of pet overpopulation for the first time and offering some new approaches to a solution, this volume is an important contribution to the scant literature on this widespread problem. The contributors - pre-eminent in their respective fields - include veterinarians, a philosopher, teachers, animal control and shelter personnel and directors, a psychiatrist, and an attorney.

Book Description

This book - the third in a series on Animal Welfare - covers the major issues affecting the welfare of domestic cats.

In western countries the cat has become one of the most popular pets, with its traditional role of rodent catcher being replaced by that of companion animal. Nevertheless, many situations remain where the welfare of cats raises concerns.

This book, written by experts from the United Kingdom, the United States and Switzerland, presents up-to-date information on a broad array of topics. It covers recent developments in our understanding of cat behavior, considers the ways in which cat welfare is assessed, and addresses the successes and failures of the relationship between cats and humans, including feline behavior disorders. It also deals with the ever-increasing problem of stray and unwanted cats in shelters, the feral cat population, and the effects of housing, disease, nutrition, and breeding on cat welfare.

Although the focus is largely on cats in developed countries, this book should also be of relevance in developing countries, where issues affecting the welfare of domestic animals - not only of livestock but also of companion animals - are beginning to be identified and addressed.

This volume will be of interest to all those concerned with the welfare of cats, including veterinarians, animal behaviorists, animal welfare organizations and cat owners.

Customer Reviews:

Comprehensive and scientifically researched.......2005-10-02

I found this book to be one of the few resources I have come across using a good combination of pleasant and well-written chapters with the scientific research to back them up. The author of each chapter provides an APA style reference list of the journal articles or books cited in that chapter. I'm truly compassionate about felines and issues concerning their welfare; but I am also a scientist and wish to pursue my goal to improve the welfare of felines grounded in peer-reviewed research rather than anthropomorphic ideals and folk wisdom. People enjoying this book may also like Turner & Bateson's "The Domestic Cat: The biology of its behaviour".

Animal Emergency #6: Lost Kitten (Animal Emergency)

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Good!
Good book

Animal Emergency #6: Lost Kitten (Animal Emergency)
Emily Costello
Manufacturer: Avon
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0380811111
Release Date: 2000-04-04

Book Description

Nine-year-old Stella Sullivan loves all the animals around her Montana home, but there is a special place in her heart for her puppy, Rufus. When a forest fire threatens a nearby stable, Stella locks Rufus safely in the kitchen and rushes to rescue the horses. The fire grows nearer. Everyone must be evacuated from the valley. Stella helps her veterinarian aunt care for a singed raccoon, a kitten with a burned foot, and an abused grizzly bear cub. But Rufus is all alone--is he in danger from the fire?

Customer Reviews:

Good!.......2002-01-27

I really liked this book, but it should be called 'Found Puppy.' In the beginning, Stella helps some horses out of a burning barn. Then, Stella isn't allowed to get her puppy out of her house when she evacuates. At her aunt's animal clinic, Stella finds a kitten. Stella falls in love with the kitten, but is very worried about her puppy.

Good book.......2001-07-14

There's a fire in Stella's town and everybody has to be evacuated. Unfortunately Stella finds a little kitten who's burned her foot, and Stella's own dog, Rufus, is locked in the kitchen at her house. Will Stella be able to help all of the animals, including her own?

Lord and Master (Cats of Mayfair, Book 3)

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Wonderful humor
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Lord and Master (Cats of Mayfair, Book 3)
Rosemary Stevens
Manufacturer: Five Star (ME)
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0786251506

Book Description

THEY WERE DRAWN TOGETHER BY FATE, FELICITY--AND FELINES!

Miss Daphne Kendall, infuriated at the mistreatment of a lovely cat, rushed to save the poor creature. But for Lord Ravenswood--a man determined never to let any woman influence him beyond common sense--a spontaneous act of gallantry earned him the dubious honor of being the feline's new master.

As Daphne's attraction for his lordship drew her into a tangled maze of sinister doings, Lord Ravenswood--ardently shopping for an uncomplicated, biddable wife--could not resist the most unsuitable Daphne . . . a miss who threatened to inspire in him that most uncontrollable of all emotions: love!

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful humor.......2002-03-12

The humor and the wit are definitely worth the few historical inaccuracies that you'll come across in this book. The book contains everything from an ailing tiger that turns out to be a cat with laryngitis, to a cat-worshiping manservant. Along the way, there is a hateful woman, who ends up conveniently dead, a charming but deadly thief, and of course, the growling cat!

The kind-hearted and beautiful Daphne is saddled with a spiteful woman who is scaring away all eligible suitors. When the woman finally dies at the hands (or should I say feet?) of a startled elephant, Daphne hires an eccentric, but adorable woman who falls in love with the Egyptian manservant of Lord Ravenswood. The two plot to get their employers together and along the way, they need to deal with stubborn minds and jealous hearts as well as thieves, cats, deaf butlers...

Wonderful book and very entertaining that you'll enjoy reading even if it has a historical accuracy here and there.

Absolutely Delightful!.......2000-01-18

I think that anyone who enjoys a good humored book would love this one! I am a big fan of Marion Chesney and I think Mrs Stevens is following right along in her footsteps! A more light-hearted and hilarious book will be hard to find! Lord and Master combines love, humor, an unusually smart cat and a bit of mystery. Never a dull moment. A must read for all Regency lovers.

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