Bengal cats. Are they good to have around ?

Mt son and his wife and two daughters have just lost their much loved moggy; Harry, a black, neutered male cat. He contracted bladder cancer and the end was swift despite two operations.

I suggested that an immediate way to cope with their grief was to get another cat – quickly. I suggested a Bengal. My daughter-in-law believes in homing rescue cats rather than bringing up a kitten.

I’m not so sure. A kitten can be socialised in a way that an adult cat cannot. The Bengal is six years old and was living in a flat when they do require large open spaces. So, it wasn’t very happy.

My question to any cat lovers among the forum members is, does anyone know anything about the Bengal and its desirability as a pet which can’t be gleaned from a website ?