The Time Travelling Cat

Topher lives with his father in an emotional limbo after the death of his Egyptologist mother. One night, the sardonyx cat that stands at his bedside appears to come to life, acquiring the name Ka, and bearing the ankh, the symbol of life, on its brow. Soon Topher is involved in a flight through time and space to ancient Egypt and a rite of passage that transforms his life. If this sounds outlandishly whimsical, then I'm not doing justice to the careful emotional realism of this intriguing and well-written fantasy. The nature of time, change and relationships is sensitively explored in a book that offers both excitement and opportunities for reflection to the fluent reader.