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International bestselling author for middle-grade readers Stacy Gregg's latest book The Last Journey was inspired by the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods.
Stacy's home was inundated with water, forcing a year-long relocation while it was repaired. Stacy got lucky and found a house to rent in a cul de sac where her little burmilla kitten named Alexander Pusskin inveigled his way into their new community.
The episode caused Stacy to consider what it means to lose everything and how, in being forced to turn your life upside down, sometimes you discover inner reserves of strength.
