Kathryn van Beek

Kate’s tiny kitten wants to go outside. He struggles with the cat flap, annoys a bird... and ends up on the wrong side of the fence. What will Kate do? The kitten in Bruce Goes Outside is based on a real-life cat. The real Bruce was found on the streets of New Zealand when he was just one day old....

Pet Noun: A tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure; A person treated with special favour. Verb: Stroke or pat; Engage in erotic touching. Pet is a dark and humorous short story collection that explores our relationships with children, lovers, and other animals. In these 18 stories, we meet a girl in a standoff with the neighbourhood goose killer, a...