Yet the feline hero of homer s odyssey is blind, and this is his inspirational love story that completely changed the life of. We chat with homers odyssey author gwen cooper about her blind cats legacy. Cooper subtitled the book, a fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a. Homer s odyssey by gwen cooper, 9780385343985, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A miami native, she spent five years working in nonprofit administration, marketing, and fundraising. We chat with homers odyssey author gwen cooper about her. Gwen cooper is a new york citybased american novelist and author of the 2009 new york times bestselling memoir homer s odyssey. Once in nine lives,something extraordinary happens. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat. Gwen cooper is a new york citybased american novelist and author of the 2009 new york times bestselling memoir homers odyssey. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat and homer. Homers odyssey once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens. It celebrates the refusal to accept limits on love, ability, or hope against overwhelming odds. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Homers odyssey is a purely delightful book that i hated to put down it was heart. A book that was 10 years in the making to mark the 10 th anniversary of the publication of homer s odyssey. Jun 12, 2009 i was lucky enough to get an arc of homers odyssey by gwen cooper a week or so ago. Homers odyssey is the onceinalifetime story of an extraordinary cat and his human companion. Gwen coopers book is for all of us who loved dewey, the smalltown library cat who touched the world. 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. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. Homer, tagged as an underachiever from day one, quickly proved his doubters wrong. Gwen cooper blind cats tale homers odyssey youtube. I enjoyed it so much, i searched for a bought gwen cooper s other books as well. She coordinated volunteer activities on behalf of organizations including pet rescue, the miami lighthouse for the blind, the miami rescue mission, and his house childrens home, and initiated reading pen pals, an elementary school. As i have mentioned before, i am more of a fiction buff. It tells about their lives, even living through 911.
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Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of the memoir homers odyssey. Sep 03, 2009 author gwen cooper reads an excerpt from her book, homer s odyssey. Sep 01, 2010 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. Homer s odyssey a fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat by gwen cooper. Yet the feline hero of homers odyssey is blind, and this is his inspirational love story that completely changed the life of.
The ninth life of a blind wonder cat, and the novels love saves the day and diary of a south beach party girl. Homer s odyssey by gwen cooper, 9780553825152, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. As homers odyssey is more or less the biography of a blind cat, i was sold. And through 12 years, six moves, several boyfriends and a showdown with a burglar, this tender and affecting book reveals homer s lessons about love and acceptance and how he transformed cooper into the woman she had always wanted to be. Homers odyssey is the perfect book about love, friendship, hardship, and so much more.
A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat paperback sep 7 2010. His intrepid explorations of his new environs quickly challenged cooper s expectations of a blind cat. Cooper subtitled the book, a fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat. 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. We chat with homers odyssey author gwen cooper about. After being rejected by more than a dozen publishers, homer s odyssey was finally published in august 2009. Everyone should read homers odyssey by gwen copper. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper is a heartbreaking and hilarious look at the life of an eyeless cat. Aug 01, 2009 gwen cooper able to leap tall bookcases. She coordinated volunteer activities on behalf of organizations including pet rescue, the miami lighthouse for the blind, the miami rescue mission, and his house childrens home, and initiated reading pen pals, an.
Buy a cheap copy of homers odyssey book by gwen cooper. 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. However, and perhaps i havent mentioned this before, i am also a hugely devoted catperson. It celebrates the refusal to accept limitson love, ability, or hope against overwhelming odds. And thats really all you need to know to dive into her tale of love and growth. Its this years triumphant story of a cat overcoming great odds. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat, written by gwen cooper. Book description once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens. Homers odyssey a fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat by gwen cooper. Once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper penguin books new zealand. Read 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 kobo. Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of the memoirs homer s odyssey.
Gwen cooper appears for her beloved book homers odyssey. I enjoyed it so much, i searched for a bought gwen coopers other books as well. His intrepid explorations of his new environs quickly challenged coopers expectations of a blind cat. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper penguin random house audio. I dont believe you have to be a cat lover to throughly enjoy this book. Cooper undertook the care of wee homer when he was just a few weeks old and a lifethreatening infection had already taken his eyes from him. Im often resistant to books billed as being inspirational, heartwarming, or providing life lessons, but when i finally gave in and read coopers book, 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. Kansas city public library, plaza branch, truman forum, 4801 main street, kansas city, mo 64112 phone. Author gwen cooper reads an excerpt from her book, homer s odyssey. Homer, heroic blind wonder cat who inspired millions. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat kindle edition by cooper, gwen. Gwen cooper a miami native, she spent five years working in nonprofit administration, marketing, and fundraising. Theres no doubt that homer, gwens eyeless cat, is extraordinary.
Sep 15, 2009 people should follow homers ideas and learn from them. It became a new york times bestseller in both hardcover and paperback and then, eventually, an international bestseller as well published in 15 languages in some twodozen countries and territories around the world. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper, 9780553825152, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Homer s odyssey is the onceinalifetime story of an extraordinary cat and his human companion. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat by gwen cooper 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Youll also be entered to win the new weekly drawing for a free, autographed copy of one of my books. 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. She already had two, not to mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recently broken heart.
I was lucky enough to get an arc of homers odyssey by gwen cooper a week or so ago. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper homers odyssey is the onceinalifetime story of an extraordinary cat and his human companion. If you love cats you will love homer and this book. Join my mailing list to receive a free story about homer. What a wonderful reallife story of a woman, who despite owning two cats and living in an apartment, adopts a blind kitten. He was a three week old, abandoned, eyeless kitten and gwen was unable to resist his charm. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper penguin books australia. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper overdrive rakuten overdrive. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat gwen cooper delacorte hardcover 304 pages august 2009. 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 mini books 40 to 75 pages apiece containing humorous and heartwarming tales about the ongoing adventures of my feline family. 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 decorated, oversized keepsake scrapbook, which includes.
A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat is unabashedly the former. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat, i loved it. Gwen cooper is the author of the novel diary of a south beach party girl. Homers odyssey is a mustread, to quote from the books cover, for anybody whos ever fallen completely and hopelessly in love with a pet. Then gwens veterinarian called with a story about a threeweekold eyeless kitten whod been abandoned. Author gwen cooper reads an excerpt from her book, homers odyssey. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat paperback september 7, 2010. Homers 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 gwens life.
Jan 06, 2011 buy homer s odyssey by cooper, gwen isbn. But hes not just blind, he has no eyes, as his eyes were removed when he was just a very young kitten. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat, written by gwen cooper it detailed coopers life with an abandoned, eyeless cat that she rescued when he was three weeks old and subsequently named homer. Buy a cheap copy of homer s odyssey book by gwen cooper. For whether you love cats or not and i do, gwens tale is a story that will reach into your heart and stretch your soul. It s this year s triumphant story of a cat overcoming great odds. And through 12 years, six moves, several boyfriends and a showdown with a burglar, this tender and affecting book reveals homers lessons about love and acceptance and how he transformed cooper into the woman she had always wanted to be. New york times bestselling author of the memoir homers odyssey and the novel love saves the day.
The ninth life of a blind wonder cat by gwen cooper. I figured that with her last book being, diary of a south beach party girl, which. Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of the memoirs homers odyssey. People should follow homers ideas and learn from them. 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.