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Collins Modern Classics are re-launched in gorgeous new covers bringing these familiar stories to a new generation. From the author of best-loved classic The Snow Goose'.I was aware, from the very beginning, that I was a most unusual catThomasina is the beloved pet cat of 7-year-old Mary Ruadh, whose strict father is the town''s vet. When Thomasina falls ill, her father sees no other option but to put the cat down. Heartbroken by his cruelty, Mary stops speaking to her father and falls dangerously ill herself.Meanwhile, Thomasina is rescued by Lori, a young woman who lives alone in an isolated glen and is rumoured to be a witch with healing powers.While Lori helps Thomasina recover from her ordeal, Mary''s health continues to deteriorate and it is only when Thomasina makes her miraculous return, on a dark and stormy night, and is reunited with her owner that Mary is pulled from the brink of death.

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Thomasina

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 31 March 2011
      ISBN-13 9780007395187
      978-0007395187
      ISBN-10 0007395183

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Collins Modern Classics are re-launched in gorgeous new covers bringing these familiar stories to a new generation. From the author of best-loved classic The Snow Goose'.I was aware, from the very beginning, that I was a most unusual catThomasina is the beloved pet cat of 7-year-old Mary Ruadh, whose strict father is the town''s vet. When Thomasina falls ill, her father sees no other option but to put the cat down. Heartbroken by his cruelty, Mary stops speaking to her father and falls dangerously ill herself.Meanwhile, Thomasina is rescued by Lori, a young woman who lives alone in an isolated glen and is rumoured to be a witch with healing powers.While Lori helps Thomasina recover from her ordeal, Mary''s health continues to deteriorate and it is only when Thomasina makes her miraculous return, on a dark and stormy night, and is reunited with her owner that Mary is pulled from the brink of death.

      Trade Review

      “This is a story that cats would love as much as I do!” Michael Morpurgo

      Praise for ‘Jennie’:
      “’Jennie’ makes you really and truly feel as if you’ve lived in the world of cats.” Vivian French

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