When the shopkeeper gives Jenny a skinny, black kitten she has no idea
who she has adopted. Fankle is no ordinary cat. The fiercely clever
feline has lived six lives so far: lives of adventure, danger, fortune
and poverty. He's stared down angry pirates, started a blood feud, won a
war, advised an empress and leapt onto the moon.
Fankle tells Jenny tales of his former lives -- with the king of
pirates, in ancient Egypt and even with the Empress of China. So what is
he doing living in a crofter's cottage in Orkney?
This classic novel by George Mackay Brown is a rich and rewarding read
for adults and children alike.