Doreen Tovey

Doreen Tovey (24 October 1918 – 13 January 2008) was an English writer. She was the author of more than a dozen books about the life she and her husband 'Charles' (real name René) shared with their Siamese cats and other animals in Somerset, England. The books have sold more than 150,000 copies in eight countries.^[1][2]

Bio

Tovey was born in Bristol and then grew up in Southville.^[3]

She was president of the Siamese Cat Club, president of the West of England Cat Club ^[4] and president of the RSPCA for North Somerset.^[5]

Tovey died in 2008.^[6]

Books

• Cats in the Belfry, 1958^[7]
• Cats in May (US title Cats in Cahoots), 1959^[8]
• Donkey Work, 1963
• Life with Grandma, 1964
• Raining Cats and Donkeys, 1968
• The New Boy, 1970
• Double Trouble, 1972
• Making the Horse Laugh, 1974^[9]
• The Coming of Saska, 1976
• A Comfort of Cats, 1979
• Roses Round the Door, 1982
• Waiting in the Wings, 1986
• More Cats in the Belfry, 1997
• Cats in Concord, 2001

References

1. "Doreen Tovey". Dorren Tovey Author Page. Summersdale Publishers Ltd. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
2. "Obituary of Doreen Tovey at booktrade.info". Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
3. Jones, Eva (7 February 2015). "A Somerset writer's tales of life with a band of Siamese cats has inspired a new story". Western Daily Press; Bristol (UK). p. 30 – via Proquest.
4. Synopsis of Cats in the Belfry by Doreen Tovey
5. Obituary of Doreen Tovey at ourcats.co.uk
6. "Catwoman wrote of pet love". Western Daily Press; Bristol (UK). 27 February 2008. p. 14 – via Proquest.
7. Review of Cats in the Belfry

   • Lockridge, Richard (28 September 1958). "Consider the Siamese; CATS IN THE BELFRY. By Doreen Tovey. With an introduction by Michael Joseph. Illustrated by Maurice Wilson. 163 pp. New York: Doubleday & Co. $2.95". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
   • "How to be well trained by one' pets". The Christian Science Monitor. Vol. 50, no. 267. Internet Archive. 9 October 1958.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
8. Review of Cats in Cahoots

   • S.B.B. (12 May 1960). "'Cats in Cahoots'". Vol. 52, no. 142. Internet Archive. The Christian Science Monitor.
   • Gingras, Agnele (29 May 1960). "These are bound to cheer you up". The Washington Post. No. 176. Internet Archive.
9. Gray, Patsy E. (15 February 2001). "Making the Horse Laugh". Library Journal; New York. 126 (3): 219 – via Proquest.