Well, this is educational. I'm afraid I had never heard of Fred Urquhart and yet he was a prolific and well-received author in his day. Here's a link which includes his biographical details. This is a book of short stories which are at one time very definitely written just after the war, yet also surprisingly modern. Perhaps it is just that we are used to seeing this era depicted in films of the time, which of course were much more subject to censorship.
Urquhart knew the painters Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde. See how educational a book-a-day can be? I hadn't even realised they were real characters when I was reading the John Byrne play *blushes*
Day 297; book 287
'Am I evil for separating my two kittens if they’re such good playmates?':
College student adopts a tuxedo foster kitten but struggles with separating
him from his bonded tabby brother, leaving her wondering if she should
adopt both
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This pawrent is facing a classic cat conundrum. The tuxedo boy was quickly
claimed as a foster fail (he's just that perfect) while his bobtail tabby
best...
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