WELCOME HOME, BERNARD SOCKS
By Paul Magrs
Published by Obverse Books,
December 2015
The Official Sequel to 'The Story of Fester Cat.'
Fester Cat returns us to his favourite place in the world, and casts a
wry but compassionate eye over events in the house on Chestnut Avenue. In the
months following his death Fester watches his hapless housemates Paul and
Jeremy cope with living in a quiet, catless house, and gradually come to the
decision that they must adopt a new friend. It is at the eccentric cat rescue /
charity shop THARG where they first meet the robust and sproingy young Bernard
Socks – the black and white cat who is destined to inherit Fester’s place in
their home and garden down beside the railway tracks.
But things are never simple and straightforward in this family, and there
follow months of excitement, adventures and downright palavers. Bernard Socks
escapes and discovers a ghostly cat parade that happens every Midsummer Night’s
Eve in Levenshulme. He helps the boys through the sudden death of a close
friend. He gradually settles into his new life on Chestnut Avenue and
everything seems fine, as Autumn draws near.
But then the men from the roofing company arrive and set up scaffolding
all over the terrace and pretty soon all the ceilings are falling in and it
seems that the three boys’ precious home is never going to be the same again.
By the end of the year everything feels as if it’s in jeopardy – even the
health of Bernard Socks himself. But what can Fester Cat do to help, watching
all of these disastrous events unfold? How can that tough little, much-missed
companion still make his voice heard by the humans that he loves?
Some quotes from early readers:
“A lovely book, moving but
unsentimental.” Lesley Cookman
“You owe me some more
mascara! I have cried, then laughed, then cried again…” Elaine Bateman
“Feels like a return visit to old friends: it’s just as vivid,
warm and compulsively readable.” Roy Gill
“It's a simply lovely
book, full of magic, whimsy and most of all: love.” Matthew Bright
“This is the first time I've ever finished a book and felt
like crying, although I definitely laughed along the way as well.” Townsend
Shoulders
“The Story of Fester Cat has taken its place on the bookshelves (permanent
collection!) of everyone who cherishes their connections with pets, lovers,
music, books, and family. Now make room on the shelf for Welcome Home,
Bernard Socks.” Nina
Sankovitch
Pre-order direct from - www.obversebooks.co.uk
(provisional cover.)
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