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Deric Longden
Book Agent: Rosemary Canter
Dramatic Rights: Charles Walker

Deric Longden began his writing and broadcasting career in the 1970s. His first book, DIANA'S STORY, about the death of his first wife was a bestseller. His latest book PAWS IN THE PROCEEDINGS is published in May 2007 along with the reissue of THE CAT WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, I'M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF and ENOUGH TO MAKE A CAT LAUGH. Deric is married to the author Aileen Armitage and they live in Huddersfield.


PAWS IN THE PROCEEDINGS

TRANSWORLD (May 2007)

More musings and meanderings from this hugely popular author with a uniquely gentle and wry take on everyday life.

ISBN: 978 0 593 05468 0


A PLAY ON WORDS

TRANSWORLD (5 Oct 00)

These are further episodes in the life of Deric Longden, his wife, and a small army of cats, especially Thermal

ISBN: 0 552 14660 9


ENOUGH TO MAKE A CAT LAUGH

TRANSWORLD (14 Nov 96)

Ever since Thermal entered his life, Deric Longden has seen his world increasingly taken over by cats. He has little time left over - but there are rich rewards which he decribes in this book.

ISBN: 0 593 03828 2


WIDE EYED AND LEGLESS

PEARSON (1994)


THE CAT WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD

TRANSWORLD (17 Oct 91)

Deric Longden wasn't a cat lover, but from the moment he saw the tiny kitten sitting on an upturned bucket down in the garden he was hooked.... This is the story of how Thermal entered Deric and Aileen`s lives, and of how it became known as Thermal.

ISBN: 0 593 02420 6


LOST FOR WORDS

TRANSWORLD (21 Feb 91)

One of the most vivid characters in "Diana's Story" was Deric Longden's mother, with her eccentric way with words and personal brand of logic. She is the central figure in this sequel, which takes the author's story forward to the time after his first wife's death and also back to his childhood.

ISBN: 0 593 01962 8


DIANA'S STORY

TRANSWORLD (31 Dec 89)

A biography recounting the last years of Diana Longdon, wife of the author, BBC radio four broadcaster Deric Longden.

ISBN: 0 593 01694 7