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Close Encounters Of The Furred Kind by Tom Cox: Giveaway

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on August 17, 2016
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Close Encounters Of The Furred Kind by Tom CoxClose Encounters Of The Furred Kind by Tom Cox


Thanks to Sarah Schoof of St. Martin’s Press, I am giving away one print copy of Close Encounters Of The Furred Kind by Tom Cox.

Description of Close Encounters Of The Furred Kind by Tom Cox


Have you ever moved house, over a distance of 350 miles, with four cats? If you haven’t, and are thinking about it, I’ll give you some advice: don’t. 

If you really must move, try to get the cats to arrange their own transport. Focus on yourself instead. You’ll have plenty to think about as it is, and the cats will only get in the way with their sarcasm and hairballs. I moved from Norfolk to Devon with four cats and it felt like such an impossible ordeal, part of me believes that I actually died somewhere along the way and am now living in some kind of afterlife: very much like real life, but a little slower moving, and with slightly clearer air. “That’s just the West Country,” I’ve been told, but I can’t be 100% certain.

Praise for Close Encounters Of The Furred Kind by Tom Cox


“…a laugh-out-loud memoir…Cox is endlessly funny, speaking for his cats and poking good-natured fun at every human he counters, including himself.”–Booklist on Close Encounters of the Furred Kind

“As well as humor, this book is filled with poignant and reflective moments. Do yourself a favor and settle in for some armchair traveling across the pond this summer with this delightful book.”–Best Friends Magazine on Close Encounters of the Furred Kind

About Tom CoxClose Encounters Of The Furred Kind by Tom Cox


TOM COX has a monthly column in The Guardian’s Life and Style section called The 21st Century Yokel. He also has regular slots in Golf International magazine, Your Cat magazine, and reviews books for several newspapers. He lives in Norfolk, England.

Giveaway of Close Encounters Of The Furred Kind by Tom Cox


This giveaway open to Canada and the U.S. only and ends on September 2, 2016 midnight pacific time.  Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.

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Nov 15

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Giveaway: The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on November 6, 2015
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Tom MichellThanks to Nicole Morano of Random House, I am giving away one print copy of ‘The Penguin Lessons’ by Tom Michell.

Description of Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell


‘I was hoping against hope that the penguin would survive because as of that instant he had a name, and with his name came the beginning of a bond which would last a life-time.’ 

Tom Michell is in his roaring twenties: single, free-spirited and seeking adventure. He has a plane ticket to South America, a teaching position in a prestigious Argentine boarding school, and endless summer holidays. He even has a motorbike, Che Guevara style. What he doesn’t need is a pet. What he really doesn’t need is a pet penguin. Set against Argentina’s turbulent years following the collapse of the corrupt Perónist regime, this is the heart-warming story of Juan Salvador the penguin, rescued by Tom from an oil slick in Uruguay just days before a new term. When the bird refuses to leave Tom’s side, the young teacher has no choice but to smuggle it across the border, through customs, and back to school. 

Whether it’s as the rugby team’s mascot, the housekeeper’s confidant, the host at Tom’s parties or the most flamboyant swimming coach in world history, Juan Salvador transforms the lives of all he meets – in particular one homesick school boy. And as for Tom, he discovers in Juan Salvador a compadre like no other… The Penguin Lessons is a unique and moving true story which has captured imaginations around the globe – for all those who dreamed as a child they might one day talk to the animals.
Watch for my review later in November, 2015.

About Tom Michell


Tom Michell

Mike Thompson
Photographed at The Dodman and Hemmick Beach, Cornwall

Tom Michell was born and grew up on the rural downs of southern England, where he grew to love animals, birds and plants. After living in Argentina he returned home and settled in Cornwall where he helps with the family business, tends a small plot of what he calls ‘good Cornish soil’ and sings with a local choir. He is an amateur artist and in his spare time he draws and paints subjects from the wildlife around his home, specialising in birds of prey. Tom is an enthusiastic proponent of understanding how humans can live in genuinely sustainable ways. He is married with four children and three grandchildren.

Giveaway of The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell


This giveaway is open to the U.S. only and ends on November 19, 2015.  Entries accepted via Rafflecopter only.

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