After the first Killer Cat book was published, did you ever meet or get letters and emails from those who had Killer Cats themselves and did the book help the cope with living with those pets?

Anne Fine Hi, Daniel, I've had hundreds and hundreds of letters over the years about the Killer Cat books. People tell me about their own cats - whether loved or unloved - and I must say that I have had plenty of ideas for further Killer Cat books because of them. There are now six of the series in English, and all those and a further two: The Killer Cat Falls in Love, and The Killer Cat's Funeral (don't worry - he's not dead) in lots of other languages. Usually, reading about something that mirrors your own experience can give you a clue about how to deal with things. I'm not sure that's true about the way Tuffy goes through life!

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