Name: Homer's Odyssey
ISBN: 9780385343985

Gwen Cooper

A pet rescue volunteer and literacy outreach coordinator describes her relationship with a three-pound blind cat whose daredevil character and affectionate personality saw the author through six moves, a burglary and the healing of her broken heart. Reprint. A best-selling book.

A Fearless Feline Tale, Or How I Learned About Love and Life With a Blind Wonder Cat

Homer's Odyssey

Once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens... The last thing Gwen Cooper wanted was another cat. She already had two, not to mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recently broken heart. Then Gwen's veterinarian called with a story about a three-week-old eyeless kitten who'd been abandoned. It was love at first sight. Everyone warned that Homer would always be an “underachiever,” never as playful or independent as other cats. But the kitten nobody believed in quickly grew into a three-pound dynamo, a tiny daredevil with a giant heart who eagerly made friends with every human who crossed his path. Homer scaled seven-foot bookcases with ease and leapt five feet into the air to catch flies in mid-buzz. He survived being trapped alone for days after 9/11 in an apartment near the World Trade Center, and even saved Gwen's life when he chased off an intruder who broke into their home in the middle of the night. But it was Homer's unswerving loyalty, his infinite capacity for love, and his joy in the face of all obstacles that inspired Gwen daily and transformed her life. And by the time she met the man she would marry, she realized Homer had taught her the most important lesson of all: Love isn't something you see with your eyes. Homer's Odyssey is the once-in-a-lifetime story of an extraordinary cat and his human companion. It celebrates the refusal to accept limits—on love, ability, or hope against overwhelming odds. By turns jubilant and moving, it's a memoir for anybody who's ever fallen completely and helplessly in love with a pet.

A Fearless Feline Tale, Or how I Learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat

Leo Vogel

What a wonderful book. This was one I couldn't put down. I read it in a week. I will miss hearing about scarlet, vashti, and homer's adventures. Who knew a book centred around three cats and their owner would be so enjoyable?

If this is on your reading list. Move it to the top. You'll finish it in a couple of days anyway.

Melody Izard

Homer the blind cat teaches you to take that blind flying leap into the void. At least that one of the many things that Gwen Cooper learns from this little guy. She looks back on her life with this little wisp of a sightless black cat and thinks - hey - this is a cute cute story and by gosh Homer helped me grow up and live my life. She tells the story with lots of humor and makes you want to meet this little guy and watch him jump up and catch a fly. Fun read.

Homer's Odyssey A Fearless Feline Tale, Or How I Learned About Love and Life With a Blind Wonder Cat

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