{"product_id":"9780008778804","title":"Thomasina","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Gallico, Paul | Classic fiction (Children's \/ Teenage) \u003cbr\u003ePublished 09\/04\/2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of the HarperCollins Children's Classics series \u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 24mm | 238g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new HarperCollins Children's Classic edition, from the author of best-loved classic ‘The Snow Goose’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “I was aware, from the very beginning, that I was a most unusual cat…”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Thomasina is the beloved pet cat of 7-year-old Mary Ruadh, whose strict father is the town's vet. When Thomasina falls ill, her father sees no other option but to put the cat down. Heartbroken by his cruelty, Mary stops speaking to her father and falls dangerously ill herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Meanwhile, Thomasina is rescued by Lori, a young woman who lives alone in an isolated glen and is rumoured to be a witch with healing powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While Lori helps Thomasina recover from her ordeal, Mary's health continues to deteriorate and it is only when Thomasina makes her miraculous return, on a dark and stormy night, and is reunited with her owner that Mary is pulled from the brink of death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56998485066103,"sku":"9780008778804","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9780008778804.jpg?v=1775808853","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780008778804","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}