By acclaimed storyteller Lynne Truss, author of the bestselling Eats, Shoots and Leaves, the mesmerizing tale of a cat with nine lives and a relationship as ancient as time itself and just as powerful. The scene: a cottage on the coast on a windy evening. Inside, a room with curtains drawn. Tea has just been made. A kettle still steams. Under a pool of yellow light, two figures face each other across a kitchen table. A man and a cat. The story about to be related is so unusual yet so terrifyingly plausible that it demands to be told in a single sitting. The man clears his throat and leans forward, expectant. 'Shall we begin?' says the cat .