These are further episodes in the life of Deric Longden, his wife, and a small army of cats, especially Thermal. Deric Longden is the author of "Diana's Story", "Lost for Words", "The Cat Who Came in from the Cold", "I'm a Stranger here Myself", and "Enough to Make a Cat Laugh".
The little cat Deric Longden saw sitting forlornly on an upturned bucket belonged to the neighbours, but somehow when it began to rain it seemed only natural to bring him inside. Thus the cat who came in from the cold got his name - Thermal - and joined the wonderful cast of characters in the ongoing Longden saga.
Deric's gentle tales of life in Huddersfield with his wife Aileen and their menagerie of playful cats have won him thousands of loyal fans.
Set against the backdrop of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, the narrative follows Deric Longden's aspirations to write a classic travel book after relocating in 1990. However, instead of grand adventures, he finds himself entangled in the mundane realities of daily life, including caring for his cats and managing household repairs. This blend of humor and insight into ordinary experiences highlights the unexpected challenges of creativity and the richness found in everyday moments.
Throughout the 1990s, Deric Longden has shared his life with Aileen Armitage and four cats: Thermal, Tigger, Frink and shabby old Arthur. And the cats have found that sharing a life with Aileen can be a very painful business. One way or another, the cats that Deric and Aileen share their lives with are an endless source of interest and laughter.
50 amusing short stories for cat lovers by Emmy and BAFTA-winning author Deric Longden. Broadcaster and speaker, he has written many widely-acclaimed books The Cat Who Came in From the Cold, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, Enough to Make a Cat Laugh, A Play On Words and Paws In the Proceedings. Each demonstrate his unique blend of humour, observation and his fun and adventures with his various adoptive cats. Tailpieces is a special personal collection of his favourite short stories and articles on cats. Diana's Story, published in 1989, some years after his wife Diana's death, was a bestseller. The book hit the Sunday Times best seller list straight away and won the NCR book award. It was followed by Lost for Words. They were adapted for television, the first under the title Wide-Eyed and Legless, and an adaptation of Lost for Words. Both were nominated for multiple BAFTAs and Lost For Words, screened in January 1999 and repeated in 2012 after the death of Pete Postlethwaite, attracted an audience of more than 12 million viewers and won the Emmy for best foreign drama and a BAFTA for Thora Hird as best actress.
In liebenswürdig-humorvoller Weise erzählt der Autor, wie ein junger Kater den Lebens- und Arbeitsrhythmus seines Schriftstellerhaushalts verändert.
Liebevolle Darstellung des turbulenten Zusammenlebens des Autors und seiner blinden Frau mit ihren 4 lebhaften und eigenwilligen Stubentigern.
Dianas Geschichte - Das Sterben meiner Frau - bk1006; Droemer Knaur; Deric Longden; pocket_book; 1994
