The Catnappers
By (Author) Ann Pilling
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins Children's Books
1st August 2003
United Kingdom
Primary and Secondary Educational
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Cats including big cats
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Cats
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: City and town life
823.914
Paperback
192
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 11mm
120g
A beautifully written novel with long-lasting friendship at its heart and two elderly women search for their missing cat, and uncover a mystery at the same time. In the genre of such classics as Tom's Midnight Garden and The Secret Garden. Two old ladies living in a tall old house, are finding life increasingly dull now that the houses in their square are all office buildings. No more families, no more children to brighten their lives. So when their beloved cat, Nicholas, disappears they are distraught and are determined to find him no matter what. In their quest to find Nicholas, something rather mysterious happens and their lives are never quite the same again...A touching story which will delight younger readers, written in the author's quiet, literary, accessible style.
Praise for AMBER'S SECRET: This is a beautiful, quiet book about faith, miracles and the kindness of strangers plenty will fall for its reflective charm.'
Ann Pilling was brought up in Warrington, Cheshire, and many of her books are set in the industrial North West. After reading English as London University, she taught in Buckinghamshire (the setting for The Empty Frame), then spent some time in America before returning to England and settling in Oxford. She is married with two sons and one grandson. Ann has been writing books for children since 1983. Her first published novel was Black Harvest, the first in a series of five ghost stories. Whenever possible, Ann retreats to the Yorkshire Dales which she calls 'the country of my heart'.