Return to Tythecott: The Story of a Siamese Cat - Paperback

by Sylvia D. Court (Author)

A beautiful home. A shattering loss. A long desperate journey.
This is a book for cat lovers of all ages who enjoy a good adventure with a happy ending.
Rufus the Siamese was born for a life of comfort at Tythecott, a little thatched cottage nestling in the beautiful Devon countryside. As a cherished pet, his days were filled with warmth, love, and the quiet companionship a pedigree cat deserves.
But when a sequence of unexpected and devastating events shatters his world, Rufus is plunged into a terrifying new existence. Alone and bewildered, he must navigate an outside world he never knew existed-a world of danger, excitement, and harsh realities.
Will his intelligence, courage, and memory of the gentle life he lost be enough to guide him back to the place he belongs?

Author Biography

Sylvia Court is an award winning photographer who grew up in Kent. She attended Orpington Grammar School for Girls and then trained as a draughtswoman for British Railways, working at London's Waterloo station - way back in the golden age of steam. She married in 1965 and lived in the Cotswolds for a while, before moving to Tythecott, her dream cottage in rural North Devon where she bred Siamese cats, kept chickens and created highly acclaimed original hand-made ceramic sculptures. She is now retired and living near her two daughters and grandsons in Somerset. She has always had a special affinity with Siamese cats and this is a story about a very special cat that came into her life after being rescued in a traumatised condition from a derelict barn. It took weeks of love and patience but eventually Rufus, as she called him, began to respond. She often wondered how such a beautiful creature could have ended up in such dire circumstances. One day, however, an extraordinary thing happened. She was sitting at her computer with Rufus curled up on her lap. He began purring loudly and suddenly she felt an overwhelming urge to start typing....