For fans of A Street Cat Named Bob and Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, Strays is a compelling true story of a man who rescues a stray, injured cat and how they save each other.

Homeless, alcoholic, and depressed, Michael King lives in a UPS loading bay on the wrong side of the tracks in Portland, Oregon. One rainy night, he stumbles upon a hurt, starving, scruffy cat and takes her in. Nursing her back to health, he names her Tabor, and she becomes a bit of a celebrity in Southeast Portland. When winter comes, they travel from Oregon to the beaches of California and to the high plains of Montana, surviving blizzards and bears, angry steers and rainstorms. Along the way people are drawn to the spirited, beautiful cat and moved to help Michael, who cuts a striking figure with Tabor riding high on his backpack or walking on a leash.

Tabor comforts Michael when he's down, giving Michael someone to love and care for, and inspiring him to get sober and to come to terms with his past family traumas and grief over the death of his life partner. As they make their way across the West Coast, the pair become inseparable, healing the scars of each other's troubled pasts. But when Michael takes Tabor to a veterinarian in Montana, he discovers that Tabor has an identification chip and an owner in Portland who has never given up hope of finding his beloved cat. Michael makes the difficult choice to return to Portland and reunite Tabor with her owner. Now Michael must create a new purpose in his life after Tabor.

The authentic tale of an adventurous and charismatic cat and her compassionate human admirers, Strays proves the healing power of love and the profound bond between humans and animals.

Listening Length

6 hours and 44 minutes
Author

Britt Collins, see all
Narrator

George Newbern
Audible release date

July 18 2017
Language

English
Publisher

Blackstone Audio, Inc.
ASIN

B073X64K5F
Version

Unabridged
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Audiobook
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Listening Length	6 hours and 44 minutes
Author	Britt Collins, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson - foreword
Narrator	George Newbern
Audible.ca Release Date	July 18 2017
Publisher	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B073X64K5F
Best Sellers Rank	#319,867 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #380 in Travel with Pets #430 in LGBTQ2S+ Biographies #1,130 in Pet & Animal Care

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Audrey Hazelwood

came on time

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Verna Henderson

Perfect for cat lovers

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Heartwarming story about how important our relationships with cats are.

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Chris

Another book about cats for my mum

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 24, 2021

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Mum loves books about stray cats; think "Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" and "A Street Cat Named Bob" so I figured she'd like this as well and she did. Read it in a day so can't say fairer than that!

Rachel Woodisse

Cat story filled with a rollercoaster of emotion.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 9, 2018

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SPOILER ALERT.......Just had to say what a wonderful book Strays is.... a true rollercoaster of emotions! Cats certainly appear in people’s lives for a reason and teach us so much. I was hooked from page one and that was the foreword!
I wondered if Ron would have let Michael keep Mata but Michael did the right thing.... the chapter when he returned her made me 😢. This story would make a great film :) x

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Written with love & understanding.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 29, 2018

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I’m not one for animal stories, generally, but this book is written with real understanding. The author seems to care about the cat, the man who cares for her & her original carer in equal amounts. It’s a story about personalities & the fact that some are human & some are not is not what matters - they are all beings who are treated with equal care, love & understanding.

JMH

Extraordinary

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 22, 2018

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Extraordinary story, loved it. Funny, sad too. Will appeal to cat lovers everywhere.

Emmay

One not only for cat lovers

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I really enjoyed this true story. To say more could be a spoiler.

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