Tailwavers

by Sally Watson

Born in Seattle, graduated from Reed College. Twelve books published 1954-71 bytop publishers. Brilliant reviews on even by London Times! Co-authored Listen andLearn with Phonics. Lived in England 64 to 87, busy with writing, British Mensa, cats,judo (3rd Dan Black Belt) and gardens. Returned to America, living now in Santa Rosa.In 02, Image Cascade republished 7 of my fi rst titles. New titles, Ivory Cat, MissingQueen, Haunted Schoolhouse, The Outrageous Oriel, Loyal and the Dragon, CastleAdamant, Delicate Pioneer, The Wayward Princess, and The Angry Earth.Ailurophile, meaning cat-lover, comes from the Greek ailuros, meaning tail-waver.(Just picture it! The fi rst-ever cat enters Greece, gently waving a friendly tail aloft. Everyfi nger points excitedly. Oh, look! Ailuros!)This is the tale of an ailurophile and her collection of cats and friends in England andAmerica, told partly in letters. Shy kindly Fred and the English catteries. Soul-mateJenny with her pure-bred Siamese Black Paw Gang who cleaned up at cat shows allover Europe. Sallys cats would have died fi rst. She joined a cat rescue group and collectedan assortment of her own, called the Cataclysm. Their letters describe championsand moggies, local doings and loco cats, contretemps, calicoes and cat shows, allwith style, observation, and wit.

240 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 14, 2010

About the author

Watson is a YA historical fiction writer, mostly about the British royals. She moved to England in 1964 and lived there for 24 years. Her most well-known works are parts of her English Family Tree series. Most of her books went out of print in the 1970s, many eventually reprinted by Image Cascade. She has also written YA novels set in ancient Egypt.

Her most recent book is The Angry Earth, an adult story of the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811.

Reviews

[Maddy Barone · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book to read. If you are a cat lover, this book will touch you. I began reading Sally Watson in the early 70s and I adored her YA books. And I still do. I re-read several of them on a regular basis. This book let me get to know Sally the person better.