 First edition | |
| Author | Sonya Hartnett |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Viking (Australia) |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 216 |
| ISBN | 0-670-89920-8 |
| OCLC | 49594478 |
| 823/.914 21 | |
| LC Class | PR9619.3.H3345 F67 2001 |
| Preceded by | Thursday's Child |
| Followed by | Of a Boy |
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"For Greg, who loves cats."
"'Cats, no less liquid than their shadows, Offer no angles to the wind." - A. S. Tessimond
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