As a soldier Tom had concluded that life and death deserved no sentimentality, and had always considered cats to be as unnecessary in his life as any other creature.So what kind of joke could fate have been playing by saddling him with a cat? and then to compound the amusement by introducing 5 more?Now, an old man, Tom finds himself reminiscing over most of the crucial times of his life, including the explosive moment that was to change everything.But why all of the memories? and, after all this time, why now?