RICHARD BALL - Traddles & Co.

Great Brtain, Merryvine Publishing, 1995. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Paul Barnham Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1900087006 Hardback Fantasy based on Reality.. The enthralling adventures and survival of a group of domestic cats suddenly left to fend for themselves in the wild. Traddles, the large tabby cat, head and shoulders bigger than the others and leader of the colony; Wilkie the clown who cannot hunt; Polly, the small ill-used female who loathes human contact; Perky, the ginger tom, whose former hard life contributed to the survival of his friends; Calley the 19 year old black cat rescued by the others from certain death down a well and Belita, the blind and beautiful blue Persian, eventually able to integrate into the group, despite her handicap. Some of the cats featured actually belonged to the author, former Manager of the RSPCA Animal Centre at South Godstone, and others lived permanently at the Centre as they could not be found homes for various reasons. Richard was able to observe at first hand so many of the charatertistics which he has entwined into a compelling story of life and its dangers in the open, suddenly thrust on a domestic cat. Illustrations.