Rory - The Purl Cat

by Lottie Dale, Paul Priestley (Illustrator)

Overview

Cats have nine lives! Whether or not you believe in an afterlife is unimportant in this instance. Many of us welcome feline family members into our lives and their demise leaves a gaping hole in hearts and homes. The story commences as Rory leaves his much loved family whilst still in his prime: ‘He didn’t mean to go when he did! In fact, the decision was taken completely out of his paws’ Written to both entertain and provide comfort, the book accompanies him on eight adventures before finally completing his journey.   He discovers he can travel back and forth through time, take on different appearances and even become a ‘she’. There are elements of fact, fiction and fantasy including: Therapy cat for an autistic boy Ship’s cat on HMS Amethyst in 1949 Survivor from the Great Fire of London Locked down in London Trip to space with a rejected astronaut.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781398451681
Publisher:	Austin Macauley Publishers
Publication date:	10/31/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	62
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

Lottie Dale grew up in South London, attending school in Wimbledon before training as a nurse at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. She was a health visitor and health promotion specialist prior to moving into senior management. Lottie took up skydiving in her 30s and was part of a UK Freefall Record jump in 1989 and a British Women’s Formation Record in 1994. Always fascinated by words and passionate about cats, she has brought the two together in this, her first, publication. Lottie’s partner, artist Paul Priestley, has provided the book’s illustrations. She has three sons and two granddaughters.