From the bestselling author of A Boy Called Christmas, The Girl Who Saved Christmas, Father Christmas and Me and The Truth Pixie. n n *A clawed masterpiece - Guardian* n n Barney Willows life couldnt get any worse. Hes weedy, with sticky-out ears. Horrible Gavin Needle loves tormenting him. And evil headteacher Miss Whipmire seems determined to make Barneys existence a complete misery! Worst of all, Dad has been missing for almost a year - and theres no sign of him ever coming home. n n Barney just wants to escape. To find another life. To be a cat, for example. A quiet, lazy cat. Things would be so much easier - wouldnt they? n n A darkly funny and adventurous tale from multi-award-winning author Matt Haig. n