- Title:
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Mickey: The Cat Who Helped Me Through Times of Change
- Written by:
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Helen Brown
- Read by:
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Helen Brown
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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9
- Duration:
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9 hours 37 minutes
- Published:
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May 28 2024
- Available Date:
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May 28 2024
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781038674166
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Animals; Biography; Memoirs
- Publisher:
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ABC Audio
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New York Times bestselling author
Australian author
From the New York Times bestselling author of Cleo, a warm, wistful coming-of-age true story about the transition from childhood to adolescence, and the small stray cat who helped guide the way.
It was 1966 and the times they were a-changing, even in the provincial New Zealand coastal town of New Plymouth. Skirts were getting shorter, the Vietnam War was on TV every night and French nuclear tests in the Pacific turned the night sky a violent red. Twelve-year-old Helen, the youngest daughter of an eccentric engineer and a musical theatre fanatic, was living in a crumbling castle overrun by nature, and overshadowed by the majestic Mount Taranaki. On the eve of puberty, everything suddenly is uncomfortable and unfamiliar to Helen. She feels lonely and lost, adrift in this new turbulent sea.
That is, until her father gifts her a tiger-striped kitten with extra toes on each paw. Noticing an M on the cat's forehead, Helen names her new companion Mickey. Inquisitive, clever and skittish, Mickey disrupts the already rambunctious household with his mischief. But as it turns out, he's just the ally Helen needs to explore the new world waking up around her.
'A warm, poignant tale about the sheer force of a cat's personality and the joy and healing it can bring.'
Australian Women's Weekly
'The next Marley & Me.' (on Cleo)
Good Housekeeping
'Candid, genuine, and unaffected, Brown’s touching memoir celebrates the affirmational power of animal companions to help humans navigate life’s most challenging moments.' (on Jonah)
Booklist