02/12/10………How a series of cats tamed a family – new book release

FROM the pen of John Hope, co-author of the successful, For Cats series of books, comes Nine Lives, a charming and captivating tale of nine cats who all have their turn at supervising two generations of a particularly lucky family of human beings. Told through the eyes of Bunni, a small but feisty, largely Siamese cat, we are gradually initiated into the secret world of feline culture.

We meet Lord Tabithat, the god of all cats, and are entrusted with knowledge of Khat Lore, the tradition and wisdom of countless generations of cats. We learn how cats count, tell the time, measure distance, and generally interpret the man-made world around them.

Bunni carries out her task so well that, at the end of her life, Tabithat sends her back as a Phirish ? a spirit cat ? to continue the good work she started. We accompany her and her humans on great adventures and share her every move and every emotion as she is faced with one final, daunting special assignment that she must complete before she earns her right to relax in Tabithat?s afterlife. You?ll be craving to get to the last page to find out whether she succeeds!

The book is available now on Amazon UK for