Tilly has spent most of her adult life in an Oxfordshire shelter unchosen unwanted & practically feral. Seeking a distraction from her own troubles the author & renowned pet columnist Celia Haddon begins a project to transform Tilly into a household pet. Through Tilly's journey from unwanted & unadoptable cat to adored pet Celia begins to explore her own inward journey & the way that cats had helped her through the difficulties of childhood & middle age through to self knowledge. By loving Tilly she found she could love her inner self.