Agnes Tait (American, 1894-1981), Sailor Cats, 1941CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE R.A. (BRITISH, 1901-1979)– Siamese cat on a branch in blossomCHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE R.A. (BRITISH, 1901-1979) Siamese catJanusz Grabianski Siamese Cat (and mouse)A.E. Housman from A Shropshire LadGhosts on the Tree (1933) by Franz Sedlacek (Austria, 1891-1945)Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe (English, 1901-1979) Autumn KittenEileen Mayo, Woman and Siamese Cat (1953), lithographBeauty and the BeastThe Blue Book of Fairy Tales illustrated by Gordon Laite (1959) Beauty and the Beast. Laite gives Beauty a Siamese cat as companion.1960s Christmas cardThere is Nothing Like a Cat illustrated by Rosalind Welcher, 1968Cross Country Cat by Mary Calhoun illustrations by Erick Ingraham (1979)Harry Cat’s Pet Puppy illustrated by Garth WilliamsStrangers in Wood Street by Mabel Esther Allan illustrated by Lesley Smith 1981
CONTEMPORARY FICTION SET IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (2023)
On paper, things look fine. Sam Dennon recently inherited significant wealth from his uncle. As a respected architect, Sam spends his days thinking about the family needs and rich lives of his clients. But privately? Even his enduring love of amateur astronomy is on the wane. Sam has built a sustainable-architecture display home for himself but hasn’t yet moved into it, preferring to sleep in his cocoon of a campervan. Although they never announced it publicly, Sam’s wife and business partner ended their marriage years ago due to lack of intimacy, leaving Sam with the sense he is irreparably broken.
Now his beloved uncle has died. An intensifying fear manifests as health anxiety, with night terrors from a half-remembered early childhood event. To assuage the loneliness, Sam embarks on a Personal Happiness Project: