The Abandoned - Jennie Author:Paul Gallico A love story for cats, cat lovers, and other intelligent creatures. — Once the Pharaohs of Egypt had bowed before her ancestors. And in Spain's Gold Age, her family had sailed with the Armada. Once Jennie Baldrin held sway in a proud London home. — But now, abandoned, she belonged to another London - to the alleys and backways where she first ... more »met Peter Brown.
From their chance encounter and their shared secrets - "When in doubt, wash" - through the fur-raising adventures and unex-purr-gated love scenes that immortalize them, they reveal what it's like to be cats in a world that would probably be a better place if cast ran it.
Or do they?
"This is one of Gallico's best works, making a perfect companion to his more famous 'Thomasina' and telling of a boy transposed into the body of a cat by accident. His life as a cat involves many hard lessons from companion Jennie in this excellent, sensitive story."