Casey is the son of a neighbor's Siamese cat and the farm's feral "mouser", and is nicknamed "Born to Trouble" for all the situations he instigates, and where he barely escapes being killed. This is not just a story about a cat, but also about the people on the farm, and in the nearby village. As usual, the author does a good job telling the story of ordinary people living in rural England in the post WWII era. Good read, and worthy of a reread in the future. ( )

Read this one over and over when I was a teen. Perhaps my fondness for all things British stems from loving this book. What a great story. ( )

Joyce Stranger writes with feeling and sincerity. I love her animal stories - they are so good.

Back Cover Blurb:
Life at Wayman's Corner could never be dull. Crises lurked around every corner....marital friction, careless city visitors, farmyard accidents and Casey.
Casey, son of a Siamese tomcat and a black farmcat, was an animal with great determination, strong affections, and a nose for mischief, whose strange friendship with Sultan, the terrifying Jersey bull, becomes a central part of life on the farm.... ( )