I often dreamt about launching Cat Therapy and consulted Archie a few times, in the pre-dawn hours before he went hunting.

My journey within a journey was a 13-month one and totally unplanned, to say the least, and as I kept my eyes on the light at the end of a very long tunnel, I mulled over the idea of a memoir.

Cat Therapy evolved as a way of coping and it is my humble offering to all of you. So many of you helped me create this book and I cannot thank you enough for your expertise, guidance, and love.

It takes a dedicated team to create publishable work, so Archie and I certainly cannot take all the credit for it. Now that Cat Therapy is ready for the world, I feel a little wobbly in the knees and am glad there is still some bubbly in the fridge.

I do not have all the answers. I can only offer you my answer in the hope that you may find some wisdom in it. Each one of us has profound knowledge that we are unaware of. Sometimes, it takes a major crisis to allow us access. My wake up call was dramatic indeed. Some would say I needed the kick up the …

So, there are two launches coming up and you are invited to join us for one or the other or both!

6 PM on 14 March 2023 at Liberty Books in Elgin.

5.30 PM on 15 March 2023 at Exclusive Books in Cavendish Square, Cape Town.

If you are able to come, please reply to Christy at Liberty Books in Elgin and/or Linda at Exclusive Books Cavendish, for catering and seating purposes.

I am over the moon to be able to say that Cat Therapy is handled by Protea distribution and if your local bookstore doesn’t have it yet, please ask them to order it for you.

Please don’t ignore that light at the end of your own tunnel.

Much love and strength to you all, my fellow travellers.