More than Writers

I love books. I guess most, if not all, of us who write love books. It's one of the things that makes us tick. Sometimes I pick a book up and enjoy reading it but within a few weeks, or even days, I have forgotten a lot of it. Every now and then I read a book that has a much longer lasting effect on me. A story speaks to my heart and lodges in there permanently; a truth described communicates to my heart more deeply than ever before. My life is changed for the better by what I have read. I remember the first book that spoke to me on an emotional level. It was one I read as a young child, although I probably couldn't have easily put into words at the time why but I loved it so much. It was called 'Gobbolino The Witch's Cat' by Ursula Moray Williams. It tells the story of a tabby cat who is born as a witch's cat but longs to be a farmhouse cat. The book describes his adventures as he seeks to get to his goal.  I loved the idea of this little cat be...