A Life Deserves Nine Cats

A Life Deserves Nine Cats is a collection of poems and drawings of cats by Sue Schindler and Ron Heard. Tough and tender. Vivid and well observed. Never sentimental. A book for cat lovers and for readers of poetry.

‘If you have ever known or loved or mourned a cat these poems and portraits will insinuate themselves into your affections in a familiar way. The poems and artwork capture with grace agility and wit the mysterious wiles of cats and the charmed lives they lead with their human companions.’ – Jena Woodhouse

‘The first poem I ever published was titled “I hate cats”. So if I tell you I love this small collection of cat poems you may get an inkling of how fine it is. Funny insightful moving and subtly crafted these poems by Ron Heard are a pleasure to read for non-cat lovers: I imagine for cat lovers they might almost be Cat Heaven.’ – Andrew Lansdown

‘Sue Schindler’s drawings are cats we immediately recognise: in the weight of a paw lying just so in a density of sleep and in a sudden acute awareness.’ – Joanne Horniman