Gizmo – The Cat With No Whiskers is published by Publish Nation
When he was a child, Bill Lowe spent much of his summer holidays travelling around the country in a dilapidated old VW camper van with his eccentric Aunt Mary and the rather strange looking cat she had.
Each morning the intrepid trio would set off for a new and different destination. One place young Bill would always be anxious to stop off at was Bradford where his two young cousins lived and where Bill himself lived for part of his youth.
Originally from Edinburgh, Bill has fond memories of trips to Bradford with his Aunt Mary, where they would very often treat themselves to cod and chips. The pair would take their fish supper back to the camper van, sharing it with aunt’s Devon Rex cat, who was an odd-looking creature with very little hair and an abundance of wrinkles.
Little did young Bill realize that these frequent forays to Bradford in the company of his aunt and this unusual cat would eventually lead to him acquiring a Devon Rex cat of his own.
Today Bill is 71 and divides his time between his two homes, one which is located in the South of France and the other in southern Spain. A retired zoo curator, he set about writing a children’s adventure, which was apparently inspired by his cat, Gizmo, named after one of the characters in the movie Gremlins. Gizmo soon came to follow in the footsteps of Bill’s aunt’s much-traveled cat.
Bill has written two humorous adventures, Gizmo – The Cat With No Whiskers and the sequel, Gizmo – The Cat Who Had French Lessons.
The books are delightfully witty and eccentric, for readers of all ages and especially for anyone who is a cat lover. Gizmo, says Bill, is a feline who is loaded attitude.
“As a kitten he was his mother’s favorite and he knew it!” says Bill, who writes in the cat’s words.
“Bill began to tickle the folds of skin at the back of my neck. I started to purr. I couldn’t help myself. He obviously liked me – with or without my whiskers. And then he went and ruined it all by proclaiming that I had wrinkles,” says the cat in Gizmo – The Cat With No Whiskers.
“Oh the cheek of it. He had to be 60 if he was a day. I gazed inquisitively into the lines on his face and instantly I knew which one of us it was that needed the wrinkle cream!”
In the book, Gizmo goes for walks with a truffle-hunting pig, gets sworn at by a foul-mouthed mynah bird and is kitty-napped by a Fleet Street photographer.
The book features a rich cast of very eccentric characters (both animal and human), including Rhea, a reluctant Romeo, and an old lady who absolutely insists on wearing a fur coat in the height of the summer.
Gizmo romps through the action-packed tale, causing lots of mischief and mayhem.
In his second adventure, Gizmo – The Cat Who Had French Lessons, the cat travels further afield, getting into all manner of trouble when he decides to board a cross-channel ferry. He’s chased up a tree by a bulldog, causes havoc while having his portrait painted, and gets abducted by a French fishmonger.
Readers will meet Bill’s extended Italian family, including a teenage grandson with more than a passing interest in taking Viagra, and Bill’s seven-year-old granddaughter who like to butcher Barbie dolls.
* Gizmo – The Cat With No Whiskers is now available to download on Amazon.
