Thomasina

Thomasina
Paul Gallico

From the author of “The Snow Goose”.“I was aware, from the very beginning, that I was a most unusual cat…”Thomasina 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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First published in the USA in 1957

First published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph in 1957

This edition published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2017

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Why You’ll Love This Book copyright © Michael Morpurgo 2011

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Cover illustration © Jarom Vogel 2017

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Source ISBN: 9780007395187

Ebook Edition © 2016 ISBN: 9780007542321

Version: 2016-12-21

To Virginia

There is no such town as Inveranoch in Argyll, nor are there any such people alive or dead as written about herein. This is a work of fiction.

P. G.

Contents

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Dedication (#u07ee0163-5cb0-51cc-b1a0-dfe63e0f7dd3)

Why You’ll Love This Book by Michael Morpurgo (#u46fe92d5-5b2c-58ab-9b5a-b129ad1c4965)

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