For the Love of Norton - Peter Gethers

For the Love of Norton - Peter Gethers (1993)

I was sucked in by the repackaging of this book to thinking it was new, and not published in 1993. However I didn't actually realise until the last page that it was not a new story, but an older one in a new cover. The chapter about the difficulty getting fax machines into France should have been a give away to me, but it was a slow weekend.

Never the less, I did actually enjoy the stories about Norton and his owner Peter, who with girlfriend Janis, decide to leave their corporate jobs and go and live in Provence for a year. Norton, a Scottish Fold pussy cat, takes it all in his stride and travels easily with his owner, travelling to exotic restaurants and hotels, sampling local French and Italian cuisine.

Cute without being cheesy, it made me wonder how my own Poppy Q would tolerate a life of adventure. I think she is happy climbing up on her usual sleepy spots, and wouldn't tolerate being carried around in a fabric shoulder bag. Her dislike of people food would also make dining time much less interesting than Nortons nights out.

3/5 - a nice read and a good idea for a read for the pet lover, especially those that enjoyed Marley and Dewey.