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Homer's Odyssey
A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder
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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.
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780307704146
- File size: 275495 KB
- Duration: 09:33:56
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- English
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Fans of DEWEY: THE SMALL-TOWN LIBRARY CAT WHO TOUCHED THE WORLD will want to add this to their collection. Renée Raudman gives a warm delivery to this love story of human and cat. From the moment Cooper's vet talks her into taking on the tiny blind kitten, despite the two she's already got, Homer steals her heart--and the listener's. The author's delight in Homer's accomplishments and bravery shine through in Raudman's loving, joyful narration. Cooper even finds Homer's no-fear attitude personally inspiring. Raudman is the perfect match for the first-time author's plainspoken text. This story of the powerful connection so many of us feel to our pets and the way they can change our lives will speak to animal lovers everywhere. D.G. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine -
June 22, 2009
Cooper had every intention of saying “no” to the veterinarian who asked her if she was interested in adopting a four-week-old stray kitten with a “particular handicap.” She was fresh off a bad breakup, working a low-paying job and living rent-free in a friend's bedroom—plus she was worried about the social implications of adding one cat to the two she had already adopted: “The neighborhood kids will... say things like 'That's where Old Widow Cooper, the cat lady, lives.' ” But as soon as she picked up the tiny kitten and he started to purr, she caved. She settled on a name and brought Homer home. His intrepid explorations of his new environs quickly challenged Cooper's expectations of a blind cat. 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. Photos.
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