Cleo

Cleo: The Cat Who Mended a Family by Helen Brown

Description from Amazon:

"We're just going to." Helen Brown had no intention of adopting a pet when she brought her sons, Sam and Rob, to visit a friend's new kittens. But the runt of the litter was irresistible, with her overlarge ears and dainty chin.When Cleo was delivered weeks later, she had no way of knowing that her new family had just been hit by a tragedy. Helen was sure she couldn't keep her-until she saw something she thought had vanished from the earth forever: her son's smile The reckless, rambunctious kitten stayed. Through happiness and heartbreak, changes and new beginnings, Cleo turned out to be the unlikely glue the affectionately held Helen's family together. Rich in wisdom, wit, heart, and healing, here is the story of a cat with an extraordinary gift for knowing just where she was needed the most."

My thoughts:

Absolutely heart-breaking. This book is more about Helen Brown overcoming a grief of unimaginable magnitude, than about Cleo the cat. Brown lived through every parent's worst nightmare: the loss of her son. Every person's grief takes a different path and Helen shares her private path in this beautifully crafted story.