Watchers by the Pool. The Cats of Mas des Chats

London England: Souvenir Press. Hardback. First Edition. Watchers by the P_ool. Photographs by William Goddy. Not long after moving there from Hampshire with her two English cats, the author began to discover the sadder side of her idyllic life. Day after day Mas des Chats was besieged by pathetic, starving cats and even dogs, lost, abondoned and often ill, all hoping desperately for food. Nervous and half-wild, they wolfed the food down put out for them and left - except for a few, braver and more determined, who came into the house and gradually made themselves part of the family. The community of two cats became ten, plus Carmel the dog. This warm beautiful book is the story of those ten, highly individual cats. Together they brought a new internsity to Mas des Chats as they shared the author's life and wormed their way irrevocably into her heart. Illustrated with many captivating photographs, this book is a magical account of the joy and anguish that comes from a close bond between human and animal. With its blend of humour, happiness and grief it is utterly irresistible. Illustrated. 192 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) . Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 1993.