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.