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'A chaotic, hilarious and heart-wrenching love affair with this most characterful of feline breeds'
THE PEOPLE'S FRIEND
'If you read
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'An invasion of mice prompted Tovey and her husband to acquire a cat – or rather for Sugieh to acquire them. A beautiful Siamese, Sugieh turned out to be a tempestuous, iron-willed prima donna who soon had her running circles around her. And that's before she had kittens! A funny and poignant reflection of life with a Siamese, that is full of cheer'
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'A warm, witty and moving cat classic. A must for all cat lovers'
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'Absolutely enchanting... I thoroughly recommend it... One of the few books which caused me to laugh out loud, and it sums up the Siamese character beautifully'
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'The most enchanting cat book ever'
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'Every so often, there comes along a book – or if you're lucky, books – which gladden the heart, cheer the soul and actually immerse the reader in the narrative. Such books are written by Doreen Tovey'
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'If you loved Doreen Tovey's
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'No-one writes about cats with more wit, humour and affection than Doreen Tovey. Every word is a delight!'
THE PEOPLE'S FRIEND
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'Delightful stories of Tovey's irrepressible Siamese cats'
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This edition published in 2009 by Summersdale Publishers Ltd.
First published by Bantam Press in 1995
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CONTENTS
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN
ELEVEN
TWELVE
THIRTEEN
FOURTEEN
FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN
ONE
I could have bet on it. Within minutes of taking my new Siamese kitten, Shantung, into the garden for the first time, Mrs Binney was peering over the front gate, mouth turned down to match her hat-brim, gloomily predicting that I'd never raise her.
