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The Ghost Cat
12 decades, 9 lives, 1 cat
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A beautifully written cat's-eye view of some 120 years of history. Prepare to be enchanted.SIMON BRETT, author of the Mrs Pargeter series Early morning, 1902. At 7/7 Marchmont Crescent, Eilidh the charlady tips coal into a fire grate and sets it alight. Overhearing, Grimalkin the cat...
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The Ghost Cat
After the success of Library Cat, Alex Howard is back with a new feline friend, as well as almost 300,000 followers on TikTok. Travel through time and the nine lives of The Ghost Cat as he observes the inhabitants that dwell within one of Edinburgh's famous tenements . . .
After the success of Library Cat, Alex Howard is back with a new feline friend, as well as almost 300,000 followers on TikTok. Travel through time and the nine lives of The Ghost Cat as he observes the inhabitants that dwell within one of Edinburgh's famous tenements . . .
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Description
A beautifully written cat's-eye view of some 120 years of history. Prepare to be enchanted.
SIMON BRETT, author of the Mrs Pargeter series
Early morning, 1902. At 7/7 Marchmont Crescent, Eilidh the charlady tips coal into a fire grate and sets it alight. Overhearing, Grimalkin the cat ambles over to curl up against the welcome heat and lick his favourite human's hand. But this is to be his last day on earth... before he becomes the Ghost Cat.
Follow Grimalkin as he witnesses the changes of the next 120 years, prowling unseen among the inhabitants of an Edinburgh tenement, while unearthing some startling revelations about the mystery of existence, the unstoppable march of time and the true meaning of feline companionship.
This unique tale provides a feel-good read full of charm for any fan of history, humour and fur-ridden fun. Perfect for fans of Matt Haig's How to Stop Time and V. E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.
The Ghost Cat is an Edinburgh delight: "mizzle-ridden" days were made for books like this!
LUCY RIBCHESTER, author of The Hourglass Factory
A beautiful story
Tiktok's @beansthegingercat
Enchanting, entertaining and engaging ... I found this beautiful little cat's paws wrapped around my heartstrings throughout the entirety of the book.
Goodreads reviewer, five stars
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781785305269
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 August 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Black and White Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 160g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Alex is an author, editor and theatre professional from Edinburgh. His TikTok page, Housedoctoralex, has nearly 300,000 followers and his been featured on television and in the national press.
A doctoral graduate of English literature, Alex wrote his first book Library Cat (B&W Publishing) while completing his PhD. It won the People's Book Prize in 2017, and has been translated into French, Korean and Italian. He also writes poetry, which has been published in New Writing Scotland, Gutter and The London Magazine, among others, and his academic book Larkin's Travelling Spirit was published in 2021 by Palgrave McMillan.
Alex works at Capital Theatres as a creative engagement coordinator and editor while renovating his Edinburgh tenement flat at weekends, with his cat Tabitha, son Sasha and wife, Ellie.
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