This is a book for all cat lovers, especially those who are familiar with the complex personality of the Siamese cat.Tia Maria is a beautiful female chocolate-point. Early success at cat shows makes her a little vain, but her personality changes after she meets her ideal mate and she dedicates the next part of her life to the care and education of her boisterous son Ziggy.While he is maturing they are inseparable and participate in many adventures, but he eventually seeks independence with tragic results..Tia emigrates with her owners, Pam and Graham, to the island of Mallorca where she undergoes a second metamorphosis and develops such a close bond with them that she often imagines that she is human.We share her pleasure as she enjoys the freedom of her new home on a mountain and her fear when two bumbling crooks abduct her.Tia is an acute observer of human behavior and makes some witty comments. She also reveals some touching glimpses of her own emotions, especially when Sapphire, a blue-point Siamese she meets in a cattery in the UK, comes to live on the island and brings her news of Ben who is her first and only love.This story is true to the extent that the incidents described actually happened.