Homer s odyssey by gwen cooper, 9780553825152, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In addition to my catrelated books, im thrilled to announce the launch of my curl up with a cat tale series a monthly series of minibooks 40 to 75 pages apiece containing humorous and heartwarming tales about the ongoing adventures of my feline family. Homer the odyssey translated by robert fagles book i athena inspires the prince sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns. I first connected with gwen cooper online three years ago, and subsequently interviewed her for the conscious cat two weeks after her book made the nyt list.
He kept her company through the ups and downs of daily life and by the time she had met the man she would marry gwen realised homer had taught her. Gwen cooperauthor of the blockbuster bestseller homers odyssey. She already had two, not to mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recently. I began following homer the cat on facebook shortly after i read gwen cooper s touching memoir, homers odyssey. We chat with homers odyssey author gwen cooper about. My life in a cat house by gwen cooper benbella books. Homer the blind wonder cat 199720 was an eyeless cat who served as the inspiration for the 2009 new york times bestselling memoir homers odyssey. His human companion, gwen cooper, was with him at the time and homer was sixteen years old. Homer and the holiday miracle gwen cooper 9781946885784. Here is a touching blog post written by homers mom in his honor. We chat with homers odyssey author gwen cooper about her blind cats legacy.
A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat returns with the ongoing. Buy gwen cooper ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Homer, the blind cat who inspired a bestseller, has died the 16yearold feline, whose story inspired a new york times bestselling book, was euthanized after fighting illness for a year. Book description once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens. Homer and the holiday miracle by gwen cooper benbella books. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat and homer. Homers odyssey has been published in twenty two languages.
Aug 02, 2009 gwen cooper able to leap tall bookcases. Ive found that i tend to open all doorseven those in. Stories of our nowtwo cat families and other cat encounters by rescued cat enthusiasts. A dear friend of mine and new york times bestselling author, gwen cooper of homers odyssey, has come up with an ingenious concept for those of us wanting a quick kitty fix of quality, entertaining, and compelling writing with her curl up with a cat tale series. Thank you for your blog i have a scarlett of my won. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat, author and homers mom gwen cooper has opened the vault to put together this fullcolor, beautifully. Listen to homers odyssey a fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat by gwen cooper available from rakuten. Celebrate the humanfeline bond with all its joys, mysteries, and lifechanging moments. Homers story of return takes us on a journey that goes beyond geography. A book that was 10 years in the making to mark the 10 th anniversary of the publication of homers odyssey.
The ninth life of a blind wonder cat, and the novels love saves the day and diary of a south beach party girl. And when cooper published her international best seller about their lifechanging journey together, homers odyssey, homer quickly went from beloved housecat to worldwide star. Jul 30, 2015 the odyssey by homer the first step the sea that separates odysseus from home was the lifeblood of ancient greece. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper overdrive rakuten overdrive. She has several other cat books, and i recommend them all. Buy a cheap copy of homer s odyssey book by gwen cooper.
A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat gwen cooper. Homers odyssey has been published in twentytwo languages. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Allnew stories about homer and the gang every month. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat, written by gwen cooper.
Once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens the last thing gwen cooper wanted was another cat. Sep 25, 2012 homers odyssey a fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wondercat debuted at number 14 in september of 2009. Cooper subtitled the book, a fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat. Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of the memoirs homers odyssey. Sep 11, 2009 homers odyssey is a mustread, to quote from the books cover, for anybody whos ever fallen completely and hopelessly in love with a pet. Apr 04, 2016 ive shared the honor with layla and my fur bros. I enjoyed it so much, i searched for a bought gwen cooper s other books as well. So, if you can, please help doctors canant and bronold, and all the other humans struggling so. Homer s odyssey is the story of one cats unswerving loyalty, his infinite capacity for love, his constant happiness in the face of all obstacles and his ability to inspire and transform gwen s life. Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea, fighting to save. Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of the memoirs homer s odyssey. In addition to my catrelated books, im thrilled to announce the launch of my curl up with a cat tale series a monthly series of minibooks 40 to 75 pages.
Jan 28, 2016 new york, ny prweb january 28, 2016 the odds had been stacked against homer, the little blind kitten, until gwen cooper came into his life. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat paperback september 7, 2010. This was my goto holiday gift last year for familyfriends who like cats and a good story. Homers odyssey isbn 9780553825152 pdf epub gwen cooper. Gwen cooper s book is for all of us who loved dewey, the smalltown library cat who touched the world.
It s this year s triumphant story of a cat overcoming great odds. The latest entry in the continuing curl up with a cat tale seriestruelife cat stories by gwen cooper, new york times bestselling author of the smashhit homers odyssey. Buy homer s odyssey by gwen cooper online at alibris. She already had two, not to mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recently broken heart. Meeting gwen cooper, new york times bestselling author of. My short answer for now, though, is that humans are pack animals. Yet the feline hero of homer s odyssey is blind, and this is his inspirational love story that completely changed the life of. Homer, coopers oldest cat and inspiration for homers odyssey. The famous kitty who was the subject of a new york times best seller lives on in a new book and in the. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat by the gifted writer and supreme cat mama, gwen cooper.
Homers odyssey by gwen cooper by random house issuu. He even survived being trapped alone for days after 911 in an apartment near the world trade centre. The odyssey by homer the first step books the guardian. If you are searching for the ebook homer s odyssey by gwen cooper in pdf format, in that case you come on to loyal site.
Jan 06, 2011 homer s odyssey is the story of one cats unswerving loyalty, his infinite capacity for love, his constant happiness in the face of all obstacles and his ability to inspire and transform gwen s life. But one man alone his heart set on his wife and his returncalypso, the bewitching nymph, the lustrous goddess, held him back, deep in her arching caverns, craving him for a husband. Homers odyssey audiobook by gwen cooper 9780307704122. We presented full variant of this ebook in txt, djvu, pdf, epub, doc formats. Gwen cooper is a new york citybased american novelist and author of the 2009 new york times bestselling memoir homers odyssey. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. His holiday miracle will have you alternately cheering and crying. Gwen cooper author of the blockbuster bestseller homers odyssey. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat kindle edition by cooper, gwen. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind.
Dewey by vicki myron homers odyssey by gwen cooper into the wild by erin hunter the. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat, a memoir about her life with an abandoned, eyeless cat that she rescued when he was three weeks old and subsequently named homer. Probably no part of homer s odyssey has provoked more outraged response yes, there are readers out there who were outragedoutraged. If you havent read any of her other books, gwen cooper has written about homer previously in homers odyssey, where you can learn more about this amazing little cat. An outline the first four books of the odyssey largely focus on telemachus, the son of odysseus. Then gwen s veterinarian called with a story about a threeweekold eyeless kitten whod been abandoned. When you help animals, you help humans psychology today. Homer, the blind cat who inspired a bestseller, has died. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat returns with the ongoing adventures of her muchbeloved, worldfamous fur family.
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