Open Road Integrated Media LLC
Featuring: James; Lord Henry; Mrs March
136 pages ISBN: 1504004469 EAN: 9781504004466 Kindle: B00R23CXI0 e-Book (reprint) Add to Wish List
James is a large grey cat who insinuates himself into the
household of the narrator. This is an apartment in London
and James trots in the door, having taken up residence
with
the building's housekeeper. As an agent in fine arts, who
travels a lot, our host can appreciate a handsome and
well-
mannered cat. For a start, he is polite company. JAMES THE
CONNOISSEUR CAT has strong opinions on many issues, and
after helping to resolve a jewel theft, he deigns to be
brought to do some shopping in Harrods.
This funny tale will appeal to all cat lovers, as our
narrator and a friend, Lord Henry, go out of their way to
facilitate the cat and in return the sagacious cat makes
their lives - and art exhibitions - successful. A country
house Christmas is featured, with a trip to a TV studio,
and a great many tins of lobster, crab salads and saucers
of fine Scotch whisky.
I find it a strange touch that the narrator is not named
nor do we even know whether they are male or female. I
would have to guess male because no mention is made of
clothes or makeup, while middle-aged Lord Henry is a good
friend who drops by for whisky and pate with no further
ado. But the careful lack of such information does leave
the story feeling a little hollow, the narrator a little
uninvolved in the action. Of course, this device does put
the emphasis more firmly on the high-jinks of the handsome
grey cat.
The story of JAMES THE CONNOISSEUR CAT was first published
in 1991 and has been brought to a new audience in e-book
format. There is a follow-up called James, Fabulous
Feline.
This first quirky tale by Harriet Hahn would suit cat
lovers of any age.
The delightful crime-solving and aristocratic social adventures of an American antiques expert and a British feline with finesse It’s love at first sight when a businessman visiting London meets a silver-gray cat named James in the lobby of his apartment house. The two begin meeting regularly for cocktails—single-malt whiskey, neat, for James—and attending posh parties, where James first makes a name for himself by cracking the case of a priceless jewel scam. Soon James is on the prowl, deterring pickpockets on the subway and ferreting out stamp forgeries and counterfeit paintings. In between crime capers, he screens potential tenants, spends the holidays at an ancestral estate in Devon where the crème de la crème of British society anoints him Sir James, and indulges in his penchants for pâté de fois gras and matchmaking with inimitable panache.
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