ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
With thanks to Emily Yau and Gillian Green at Ebury Press for entrusting me with the writing of this story, and especially for Emily’s support and encouragement throughout the book’s development.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sheila Norton lives near Chelmsford in Essex with her husband, and worked for most of her life as a medical secretary, before retiring early to concentrate on her writing. Sheila is the award-winning writer of numerous women’s fiction novels and over 100 short stories, published in women’s magazines.
She has three married daughters, six little grandchildren, and over the years has enjoyed the companionship of three cats and two dogs. She derived lots of inspiration for Oliver The Cat Who Saved Christmas from remembering the pleasure and fun of sharing life with her own cats. Sheila is convinced cats can understand Human and that we really ought to learn to speak Cat!
When not working on her writing Sheila enjoys spending time with her family and friends, as well as reading, walking, swimming, photography and travel. For more information visit www.sheilanorton.com.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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First published in the United Kingdom by Ebury Press, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, a Penguin Random House company
First U.S. Edition: October 2016
eISBN 9781250108487
First eBook edition: October 2016