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. 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. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper penguin books new zealand. Gwen cooper is a new york citybased american novelist and author of the 2009 new york times bestselling memoir homers odyssey. See all books authored by gwen cooper, including homers odyssey, and love saves the day, and more on.
Gwen is not only a fantastic writer, but an impressive and creative marketer as well. Homers odyssey eloquently demonstrates that the bond between felines and their humans is requisite for our enlightenment. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper penguin books australia. Humbly told, it is an outstanding yet sweet and inspiring account of a very brave little kitten to a very brave little cat living his life in exploration of the world around him. 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. Homers odyssey is a mustread, to quote from the books cover, for anybody whos ever fallen completely and hopelessly in love with a pet. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Gwen cooper is the author of the novel diary of a south beach party girl.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat and homer. It celebrates the refusal to accept limits on love, ability, or hope against overwhelming odds. 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. A book that was 10 years in the making to mark the 10 th anniversary of the publication of homers odyssey. Ships from and sold by triple c homer and the holiday miracle. 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. An excellent book about a blind cat, well written without being too sentimental. Gwen coopers book is for all of us who loved dewey, the smalltown library cat who touched the world.
Gwen cooper is a new york citybased american novelist and author of the 2009 new york. Everyone warned that homer would always be an underachiever. Celebrate the humanfeline bond with all its joys, mysteries, and lifechanging moments. She already had two, not to mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recently broken heart. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper discussion guide books. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper overdrive rakuten overdrive. Homer, coopers oldest cat and inspiration for homers odyssey. Sep 03, 2009 author gwen cooper reads an excerpt from her book, homer s odyssey.
Cooper subtitled the book, a fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat. 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 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. Once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens. Gwen cooper homer the blind wonder cat building books. It s this year s triumphant story of a cat overcoming great odds. 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. Homers odyssey has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat, written by gwen cooper. Homers odyssey is a purely delightful book that i hated to put down it was heart. I was lucky enough to get an arc of homers odyssey by gwen cooper a week or so ago. From the publishers who brought you dan brown, a readinonegulp conspiracy thriller that unravels a mystery older than time itself.
However, and perhaps i havent mentioned this before, i am also a hugely devoted catperson. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat audiobook by gwen cooper. 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 is unabashedly the former. 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.
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. Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of the memoir homer s odyssey. A great read which shows that animals are great role models for us when life. The ninth life of a blind wonder cat by gwen cooper. Gwen cooper will discuss her heartwarming book, and answer audience questions. Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of the memoirs homer s odyssey. Buy a cheap copy of homers odyssey book by gwen cooper. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat ebook written by gwen cooper. I enjoyed it so much, i searched for a bought gwen coopers other books as well. We are now introducing cd retail packaging on our site, as well as additional changes. Buy homers odyssey by gwen cooper online at alibris. 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. Buy homer s odyssey by gwen cooper online at alibris. Buy a cheap copy of homer s odyssey book by gwen cooper.
Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of four books, including one of the most successful cat memoirs of all time, homers 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 mini books 40 to 75 pages apiece containing humorous and heartwarming tales about the ongoing adventures of my feline family. Homers odyssey is the onceinalifetime story of an extraordinary cat and his human companion. This is the discussion guide for homer s odyssey by gwen cooper bot and our website are here to stay. Homer s odyssey once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens. 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 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 cooper, gwen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. Coopers third book, love saves the day, a novel told from the point of view of a cat named prudence, was.
Homers odyssey by gwen cooper, 9780553825152, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper homers odyssey is the onceinalifetime story of an extraordinary cat and his human companion. Jul 08, 2010 homers odyssey ebook written by gwen cooper. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat. Homers odyssey book by gwen cooper half price books. Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of the memoirs homers odyssey. A limited number of preautographed copies of homers odyssey will be available for purchase from rainy day books, on our website and or at our author event. This is the discussion guide for homers odyssey by gwen cooper bot and our website are here to stay. Gwen cooper s book is for all of us who loved dewey, the smalltown library cat who touched the world.
Homers odyssey by gwen cooper is a heartbreaking and hilarious look at the life of an eyeless cat. 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. Homer is such a big character even if he hadnt been blind. Homers odyssey was a book i discovered merely on a whim while searching for other feline tales to sniff at and swoon over. As i have mentioned before, i am more of a fiction buff. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love.
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. Homers odyssey 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. 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. Jun 12, 2009 i was lucky enough to get an arc of homers odyssey by gwen cooper a week or so ago. A miami native, she spent five years working in nonprofit administration, marketing, and fundraising. Gwen cooperauthor of the blockbuster bestseller homers odyssey. Homers odyssey by gwen cooper discussion guide books on tape.
Homers odyssey, by gwen cooper the bookwyrms hoard. Book description once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read homers odyssey. 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. 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. It tells about their lives, even living through 911. Gwen cooper books list of books by author gwen cooper. Kansas city public library, plaza branch, truman forum, 4801 main street, kansas city, mo 64112 phone. 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. To mark the 10th anniversary of the publication of homers odyssey. Gwen cooper appears for her beloved book homers odyssey.
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