#BlogTour ‘The Nine Lives Of Christmas’ by Florence McNicoll

About the book…

It’s Christmas at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and Laura is desperate to find a home for Felicia, a spiky, bad-tempered moggy with a heart of gold. Her boyfriend, Rob, can’t understand why she’s spending so much time at work, but for Laura, the animals aren’t just a job – they’re her life. She needs a partner who understands that – doesn’t she?

As the December snow falls, Laura encounters nine people, all of whom need a little love in their lives and find it in new pets. Everyone needs somebody to curl up with at Christmas, and when the handsome Aaron walks in, he takes not just Felicia, but Laura’s heart too…

A heart-warming tale about loneliness, love, and the importance of furry friends – perfect to snuggle up with this Christmas.

‘The Nine Lives Of Christmas’ is published by Orion books imprint, Trapeze, and is out on the 14th November in ebook,audiobook and paperback format and audiobook, it is the purr-fect pre-Christmas treat (sorry,couldn’t help myself!)

Who doesn’t love a seasonal tale,especially one which supports such an amazing organisation?

Battersea Dog And Cats Home is a national institution which takes in,and rehomes, the abandoned, the unwanted and the mistreated animals of London.

Laura has set herself a double mission-rehome Felicia and persuade her boyfriend,Rob,to like cats.

This is easier said than done as Rob and cats aren’t a match made in heaven, and with Felicia having FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus) Laura just might need a Christmas miracle.

What Laura doesn’t realise, is that her mission to rehome cats and dogs(not just randomly, but matching animals with the right owner)is a distraction from creating a home for herself. Self care and learning to love herself is a goal her best friend Jaz has taken on for her own. Whilst Laura is setting about with her plans, she encounters Lucie,Mark,Casey and Trish,Wanda ,Carlos ,Rufus and Alan ,Jack ,Enid and Alison. Despite a wide range of characters intertewining through Laura’s life, Florence juggles them with aplomb making each feel relevant, important and necessary rather than shoehorned in. And whilst reading, it really reinforces how a cat can become a central figure in a home and the importance of being a responsible cat owner. The dividends that are paid by a happy cat truly makes a house a home -this is from the proud owner of 2 tempramental kitties, or is that the other way around?

There is something special about Christmas time which really focus’ people on setting goals,dreams and hopes-sometimes they are cruelly dashed and at others they are so lovingly realised.So read ‘The Nine Lives Of Christmas’ and see how Laura fares both in love, and at the cat’s home.

Hilarious as well as heartwarming -pretty much most women can chalk up a similar experience at the makeup counter I am sure!-, I thoroughly recommend this seasonal read and I cannot wait to see what Florence McNicoll follows this book with!

About the author…

Florence McNicoll is the pen name for writer and editor Sophie Wilson, who worked at Transworld Publishers for five years before going freelance. She lives in Barcelona and is a huge cat lover and supporter of Battersea.

Links-https://www.battersea.org.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAiAzanuBRAZEiwA5yf4ugNCJ5bNx_uwC5BpLd17EEzRmnjYNuqXQ2AZA5V0HhUZg4uaIfTadxoCqEkQAvD_BwE