The craggy hole in my heart and the cat who fixed it : over the edge and back with my cat, my dad, and me

by Geneen Roth

Paper Book, 2004

Status

Available

Genres

Religion & Spirituality

Publication

New York : Harmony Books, c2004.

Description

Biography & Autobiography. Pets. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. HTML:Geneen Roth�??s legions of fans have always responded to her humor and honesty, her warmth and savvy. Those qualities, so present in The Craggy Hole in My Heart and The Cat Who Fixed It, take us deep into the story of a remarkable twenty-pound cat, Mister Blanche, and Geneen�??s beloved father, Bernard, and the ways in which each taught her to love without reservation and to accept the fact that she might someday lose those whom she believed she could not live without. In these remarkable, inspiring, and joyous pages, we discover along with Geneen how to break free of the same fears that may drive us to eat or drink or shop too much. Fear of being vulnerable, fear of death, fear of losing what we want most: These are the demons that can inhibit our ability to embrace life freely and fully. Come meet Mister Blanche and the charming Bernard and immerse yourself in a poignant and funny story that is Geneen�??s best. As her loyal readership a… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member tjsjohanna

I thought this book was about a cat - and it was. But it was so much more. I really enjoyed Ms. Roth's exploration of how she learned to open her heart to love. Too many of us hide behind walls in order to keep ourselves safe from emotional pain. It takes courage and faith to pull those walls down

- but the rewards are amazing.

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LibraryThing member RiverWitch

Anyone who loves cats can't help but love this heartwarming true story of a cat who healed his owner's heart.

LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C

This is the kind of book that tempts me into being hugely snarky and not nice so beware. I have a friend who is a huge cat lover (animal lover in general) and if anything would tempt her into reading a non-fiction book, it's this kind of book. Only one thing she says bothers her about this kind of

book--and that's when the book really turns out to be all about Me! Me! Me! and not really all that much about the cat. (Boy am I glad I checked this out before say, getting it for her for Christmas.) I also think she wouldn't be peachy about how this lady took care of her cat, the twenty-pound "Miss Blanche," in several respects, but I'll spare you that very long rant.

I will say I probably should have had a HUGE clue this book wasn't for me when I found it not under Nature or Pets, but in the "Self-Help" section and read on the back about how Roth writes books on food addiction and that her main claim to fame is that she's appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show. Can we say trite Hallmark Card pop psychology? Yes we can! I have rarely found myself so absolutely annoyed by the (whiny) voice of an author. I was impatient to speed through the 50-page mark I hold myself to in order to feel I've been fair to a book.

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