Rory – The Purl Cat
Lottie Dale
Genre
Short Story
Publication Date
31/10/2022
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About the Book
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.
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About the Author
Lottie Dale
Lottie Dale grew up in South London, attending school in Wimbledon before training as a nurse at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. She was a health visitor and health promotion specialist prior to moving into senior management.
Lottie took up skydiving in her 30s and was part of a UK Freefall Record jump in 1989 and a British Women’s Formation Record in 1994.
Always fascinated by words and passionate about cats, she has brought the two together in this, her first, publication.
Lottie’s partner, artist Paul Priestley, has provided the book’s illustrations.
She has three sons and two granddaughters.
