a street cat named bob: the life story of a street musician and his cat

"Sometimes it takes nine lives to save one"

Who would have thought if life could change so drastically because of a cat? James Bowen never thought that he could improve his life through a street cat he named Bob.

high five bro!

The man who grew up in Australia, then returned to England in 1997, had to go through the difficulty of living for 10 years. James's new happiness after finding Bob who suffered a foot injury in 2007. At that time James took him to the vet, and since then Bob did not want to go from the side of James. Even when James sings on the street - the work he's been doing, Bob always comes along and is faithfully accompanying James.

Bob's presence was a miracle to James. James's income increases, so many people are so sympathetic to James and Bob's friendship. Both do look loving and inseparable. Even James who was once a heroin addict was converted.

bob on the street

The former Big Issue salesman has sold more than four million copies of A Street Cat Named Bob and has also churned out multiple spin offs - earning £ 500,000 in just three years

The friendship with Bob really changed the life of James. All of that is written in a book called "A Street Cat Named Bob", written by James for two years since the two friends lived in a social housing flat, a government-owned house or non-profit organization dedicated to low-income people, waivers in paying rent. The book, released in 2012, surprisingly managed to be in the top 10 bestsellers in the UK, for 2 years in a row! Even printed up to 4 million copies, where James pocketed at least 500 thousand pounds (about Rp 10 billion)

bob and his books

In an interview two years ago, James explained no longer use social security to rent a house, he and Bob have started installments home. James also added that the income and wealth he has will use to help drug rehabilitation programs as well as homeless.

bob and james 

The story of James and Bob is not only written in the book, but also circulated in various news and immortalized in a documentary that has become an inspiration for many people. In addition James's book will be lifted to the big screen with the same title, which was realized by James that sometimes it takes 9 lives to save 1 life. That's what Bob did for her.