Second Chances

There are few second chances in life which makes each decision important. The author of this book felt that people had “second chances” on a daily basis, and the only question was whether one would choose to take them. James Bowen had struggled through most of his life, from his inability to form friendships as a child to his drug addiction as an adult. He was able to look back on his life and those choices and to pinpoint some specific second chances that he failed to take, and after meeting the street cat he named Bob, James was ready to take some of the second chances that came his way.

James felt that the day he brought Bob into his life was a second chance for them both, and recognized that it might also have been their last chances for meaningful change. James's mother moved often...