Lara The Runaway Cat: One cat’s journey to discover home is where the heart is

Lara the Runaway Cat tells the story of Gobi, the loveable pup who followed Dion Leonard across a gruelling 155-mile trek across the Gobi Desert, and her mischievous cat sister, Lara, who runs away from her family, seeking a courageous adventure and different life.

Lara doesn’t realise how good she has it in her home in Edinburgh with her owners, Dion and Lucja, and of course her sister, Gobi. If she’s being honest, she’s jealous of Gobi’s fame and the international attention she has received ever since Dion found her. Okay, Gobi may have survived an ultra-marathon across the Gobi Desert, but it’s not as if Lara doesn’t earn her fresh prawns! She dreams about the day when she can go outdoors and see the world, discover new friends and be free to make her own name.

But Lara’s wishful thinking gets the better of her as she takes a leap into the unknown and is forced to decide between her loyalties to her family and need to experience an adventure to rival Gobi’s. Join Lara in her eventful travels from Edinburgh to France, Beijing to Australia, where she is faced with challenges that will change her life forever.

Following on from the astounding real-life story of Dion Leonard, this fictionalised tale is a must-read for animal lovers everywhere.

• Dion retains a faithful following on social media channels, with the Finding Gobi Facebook page hitting over 35,000 likes.
• Gobi and Dion’s story has been sold to 21st Century Fox for a movie, which indicates Gobi’s potential to be the next biggest animal feel-good phenomenon since A Street Cat Named Bob.
• There is a ready-made marketing vertical and engaged audience for this title. In addition, it will also keep Finding Gobi in the peripheral.

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