There Was Always a Cat

Born in 1929, Beryl Walker (nee Pereira) enjoyed a rich but sheltered childhood in rural New South Wales. It was a time when family and church meant everything, and the trials of war brought out the best in the community. There Was Always a Cat captures life as a child of the Great Depression, as well as the joys and sorrows of a lifelong connection with cats, with gentle wit and poignant honesty.

Beryl Walker lives in Grenfell with her husband, George. She enjoys gardening and reading and is an accomplished pianist. Beryl has six children and sixteen grandchildren; she welcomed her first great-grandson in March 2013.