What do you make of the quotes from the odyssey that start each chapter. Gwen cooper is the author of the novel diary of a south beach party girl. Buy homers odyssey by gwen cooper online at alibris. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper penguin random house audio. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper discussion guide books. A miami native, she spent five years working in nonprofit administration, marketing, and fundraising. Homers odyssey book by gwen cooper 5 available editions. It celebrates the refusal to accept limits on love, ability, or hope against overwhelming odds. Issued as a pocketsized hardcover edition, the fiftypage memoir relates the story of how in december, 2012, homer was diagnosed by veterinarians as having acute liver failure and that he wouldnt even make it to christmas eve. Gwen cooper has 34 books on goodreads with 42912 ratings. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. She coordinated volunteer activities on behalf of organizations includi. Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of the memoirs homers odyssey. Homers odyssey is the onceinalifetime story of an extraordinary cat and his human companion.
I dont believe you have to be a cat lover to throughly enjoy this book. We chat with homers odyssey author gwen cooper about. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat gwen cooper. He was a three week old, blind kitten and gwen was unable to resist his charm. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Homers odyssey, by gwen cooper the bookwyrms hoard. Buy a cheap copy of homer s odyssey book by gwen cooper. Homer s odyssey is the onceinalifetime story of an extraordinary cat and his human companion. She already had two, not to mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recently broken heart. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat by gwen cooper 2009, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper, 9780553825152, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life from a blind wonder cat. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper, 9780385343985, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Author gwen cooper reads an excerpt from her book, homers odyssey.
Was she right to worry about being a single gal with three cats. 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. What universal themes, such as this, does homers story evoke. An excellent book about a blind cat, well written without being too sentimental. Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of the memoir homers odyssey. Gwen cooper s most popular book is homer s odyssey. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read homers odyssey. His eyes were infected so severely, that they had to be removed.
Gwen cooper was newly single, living in a friends house, and already the owner of two catsthree good reasons to say no when her vet called to ask her to take on a blind kitten. Homers life has often revolved around taking a leap of faith. Adopted by author gwen cooper and named homer after the blind greek poet, the tiny black ball of fluff did not let his lack of sight interfere with living. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This acclaimed book by gwen cooper is available at in several formats for your ereader. Gwen cooper the last thing gwen cooper wanted was another cat. Gwen coopers book is for all of us who loved dewey, the smalltown library cat who touched the world. Once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens the last thing gwen cooper wanted was another cat. This book chronicles the life of homer, the blind cat, with gwen cooper a young lady who is in the midst of finding solutions to lifes problems. Yet the feline hero of homers odyssey is blind, and this is his inspirational love story that completely changed the life of. It tells about their lives, even living through 911. We chat with homers odyssey author gwen cooper about her blind cats legacy. 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.
Author gwen cooper tours the blogosphere in september 2009 with homers odyssey. 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. It celebrates the refusal to accept limitson love, ability, or hope against overwhelming odds. 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. The ninth life of a blind wonder cat by gwen cooper. When homer was only a weeksold kitten, he suffered from an eye infection so severe that the only way to save his life was to remove his eyes. 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 cooper, gwen on. Gwen proceeds to learn many lessons and receive encouragement from watching homer embrace life even though blind. Homers odyssey is a very special book, written by gwen cooper. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat and homer. The famous kitty who was the subject of a new york times best seller lives on in a new book and in the.
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. Probably no part of homers odyssey has provoked more outraged response yes, there are readers out there who were outragedoutraged. Homer and the holiday miracle is a short memoir by gwen cooper published by benbella books in october, 2018. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper homers 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 paperback september 7, 2010. Posted by gwen cooper probably no part of homer s odyssey has provoked more outraged response yes, there are readers out there who were outragedoutraged. Gwen cooper blind cats tale homers odyssey youtube. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat is unabashedly the former.
Cooper subtitled the book, a fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a. Homers odyssey has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The ninth life of a blind wonder cat, and the novels love saves the day and diary of a south beach party girl. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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