Sleeping in the Sun: Carefree Cats of the Greek Islands

by Hans W. Silvester

Greek cats lead an independent existence, rarely impinging on the lives of the islanders. These photographs present them engaged in their favourite pursuit - sleeping in the sun. The cat's ability to sleep anywhere, under any circumstances, is captured against a Mediterranean backdrop.

144 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[Anthony McGill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super-cute collection of super-cute moggies lapping up the sun on the beautiful Greek islands.
Some of us have to pay thousands to get to do this whereas these adorable and feisty (when they're not dozing) critters do it for free. A right they truly deserve!

[SHR · Rating 4 out of 5]

Other than the introduction, this is a coffee table book.
Gorgeous photos of cats having siestas. I think we can learn a lot from them.

[Pamela Hamilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely book

[Xanthi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Large coffee table style book with colour photos of cats and kittens lying, dozing, snoozing, napping outdoors in the Greek Islands. It is amazing where cats manage to sleep. Loved the photos. The text at the start of the book included, unexpectedly, a criticism of factory farming, which I wholeheartedly agreed with. I was pleased that the author slipped this into a photographic book about cats. Unfortunately, he then goes down the path of 'its okay if these farmed animals live out in paddocks, which grass and sunshine before they have their throats slit', which was a let down.

[Libby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful picture book of a colony of cats on a Greek isle. No text, just lovely pictures of cats.