Twelve decades, nine lives, one cat …

Early morning, 1895. In a gloomy Edinburgh tenement, Eilidh the charlady tips coal into a fire grate and sets it alight. Overhearing, a cat ambles over to curl up against the welcome heat.

This is to be the cat’s last day on earth. But he is going to return… as Ghost Cat, a spirit-feline destined to live out his ghostly existence according to the medieval proverb of The Cat with Nine Lives - For Three He Plays, For Three He Strays, For Three He Stays.

Follow Ghost Cat as he witnesses the changes of the next two centuries as he purrs, shuffles and sniffs his way through the fashion, politics and technological advances of the modern era alongside the inhabitants of an Edinburgh tenement. As we follow our new spirit-feline friend, this memoir unearths some startling revelations about the mystery of existence and provides a feel-good read full of charm for any fan of history, humour and fur-ridden fun.