A Cat Called Birmingham
A Biography of Nine Lives
$32.49
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2005
Summary
In the long history of mankind’s relationship with felines, one cat stands head and shoulders below the rest. Highly inflammable, the glass-jawed Birmingham lurches from one catastrophe to the next. Through encounters with washing machine spin cycles to his lovelorn pursuit of the aggressively uninterested Sammy, Chris Pascoe’s hilarious book paints an intimate portrait of the author’s calamitous relationship with a cat wholly unsuited to being feline.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340836071 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340836075 |
| Author: | Chris Pascoe |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2005 |
| Weight: | 143g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
An original comic voice - wry, assured, sometimes whimsical and sometimes surreal but throughout refreshingly uncynical … the best kind of humour - Julian Dutton, writer, Alistair MacGowan Show
Charming - Free PressThis eccentric memoir has very little to do with the West Midland’s favourite conurbation. Instead, it’s the rather charming story of Mr Pascoe’s own pet, a madcap moggy who can’t help but cause mayhem … - Birmingham Sunday MercuryAnyone who loves or knows cats will be able to relate to Chris Pascoe’s hilarious and affectionate account of the hapless Birmingham’s adventures. I literally cried with laughter. - Jo Rothery (Editor, Cat World Magazine)I read this with tears of laughter rolling down my cheeks. - Eila Reid, Editor of My WeeklyAbout The Author
Chris Pascoe
Chris Pascoe lives in High Wycombe with his wife, daughter and two cats (at the last count).
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