Cloister Cats

by Richard Surman

This little volume introduces readers to a collection of cats who've made their homes in England's ecclesiastical sites and communities—from ancient ruins, like Fountains Abbey and Tintern, to active religious communities, like Prinknash Abbey and Iona. With captivating color photographs, quirky accounts of the cats' lives in and around the grounds, buildings, and gardens, and a "Quick Guide" to all the sites, this is just the book for cat lovers and visitors to England.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Cats, Photography, Art

96 pages, Hardcover

First published May 28, 2007

About the author

Richard Surman is a British writer and photographer, working from the UK and Spain. He specializes in all types of location photography and works with a wide range of multinational corporate, editorial, advertising and design clients. He has published a number of books and also collaborated on a wide range of travel, gardening and specialist guide books, as well as contributing to magazines in the UK, USA and Spain.

Reviews

[Loretta · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone who loves cats,I think this book is gorgeous. Lovely pictures and stories of cats who have either adopted or been adopted by convents or monasteries. The book contains only brief snippets of their stories but the whole gives me a lovely feeling of peace.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely book about some of the feline characters living in the monasteries and abbeys in the British Isles. Filled with beautiful photography.

[Catherine Mason · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful book about cats who live in religious houses. Great photos and interesting but pleasingly brief information about the cats and their homes.