HEMINGWAY'S CATS by author Lindsay Hooper is a delightful book!  It is full of humor, has a bit of romance, and even a few instances of suspense.   Who wouldn’t love a story that focuses on the six-toed cats that descended from Hemingway’s cat, Snow White? What makes this novel even better is that it was inspired by a true story.

Following her college graduation, Laura Lange has left her home in Syracuse, New York, to work for the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Florida.  She is both nervous and excited about her new job as a tour guide for the property.  Upon her arrival, she meets Mama Marley, a local cab driver.  Mama Marley is quite the colorful character and not the only such character Laura will meet and befriend as she settles into life on Key West.

The humor in this book is top-notch!  I found myself laughing out loud many times as I read it.  I really enjoyed the humorous scenes involving the animals in the story.  I thought I was going to bust a seam or two when I read the scene where Laura meets the gypsy chickens.  What I really loved about the humor is that it was not off-color at all, but rather describing the humorous side of ordinary, and not so ordinary, occurrences.

I am a lover of animals, so of course, I also enjoyed that aspect of this story.  The cats especially all now hold a special place in my heart.  Yes, even grumpy PawPa.

I mentioned previously that there are a lot of very colorful characters in this book, and not all of them are human.  In fact, the cats might be even more colorful than the human characters.  Each of the cats are described in great detail and the author does an amazing job bringing out their personalities.

I highly recommend this book to the adult reader who enjoys a book that keeps them in stitches from laughing from beginning to end.  Because of some profanity and some adult situations, I would not recommend it for the younger reader.