Love Saves The Day

I just finished reading Love Saves The Day. Normally, I like to savour a book for a while before I start my review, but this one needs to be done now because it’s all about emotions, and I want to write the review feeling how I do now: happy and sad. I am not a sobber, but I found myself crying quite a few times during the story. In the end, they were happy tears, which is not too much of a spoiler given the title…

Prudence

The main characters who tell the story are Sarah, her daughter Laura, and cat Prudence. What a great name for a cat, coming from the song Dear Prudence by the Beatles. Sarah found her, and those two were made for each other, or were they?

I love stories told by cats because if it is done well, for me as an all-time cat lover, there is nothing better. And how Gwen Cooper stages Prudence is brilliant because the way Prudence sees the world is on point.

Love Saves The Day tells the story of how Prudence gets to go and live with Laura and Josh after Sarah, Laura’s mother, has passed away. Bit by bit, it becomes clear that a specific day was the cause of a rupture between Laura and Sarah. Things have been wrought between them since, and nothing is talked about until it is too late. Luckily, Prudence comes to the rescue, as cats only can.

Comical beings

Gwen Cooper is excellent at putting her pen on the sore points, but there is a lot to laugh about, too. Anyone who has had a cat knows they are the most comical beings. So it’s not all sad and gloomy. My tears were mainly happy tears at the end, though when the day finally gets described, it is heartwrenching to read. I just don’t understand how animals’ lives can be rated lower than people’s…

Down memory lane

I also enjoyed venturing on the trip down memory lane that this book gave me. I started going to discos and bands in the 80s, and although I have still not been to New York, I can relate to Sarah’s experiences. I love music so much and also often sing to my cat Max. Although my voice might not be as good as Sarah’s, he does seem to appreciate it…

What sticks with me most, though, is what happened to cat Honey and Mr Mendelbaum on that particular day. It was certainly heartwrenching, but also totally unnecessary.

Hopefully, some of the people in power will read Prudence’s story as well and realise how their actions can influence or even end pets’ lives. The inspiration for the day that was so significant for Laura and Sarah’s relationship was taken from reality.

Ps I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.