title: Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat
author:  Gwen Cooper 
description: &ldquo;A wonderful book for animal lovers."&mdash;Temple Grandin, author of <i>Animals in Translation</i><br>&#160;<br>&ldquo;Entertaining, heart-warming, and sometimes heart-wrenching&hellip;.Throughout, Homer entertains with his insatiable curiosity and joie de vivre...I couldn&rsquo;t put the book down and I read half the passages aloud to my husband. I guarantee you&rsquo;ll find the book as engaging as I did.&rdquo;&mdash;Catster <br>&#160;<br>&ldquo;Moving and inspiring . . . a three-hankie tale of life and the love that can exist between owner and pet.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Florida Times-Union<br></i><br>&ldquo;This memoir about adopting a special-needs kitten teaches that sometimes in life, you have to take a blind leap.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>People<br></i><br>&ldquo;Cooper is a genial writer with both a sense of humor and a gift for conveying the inner essence of an animal. . . . The indefatigable feline should be an inspiration to us all.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>The Christian Science Monitor<br></i><br>&ldquo;A must-read for anyone who has ever loved an animal.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Free Lance-Star</i> (VA)<br><br>&ldquo;A marvelous book! Moving, insightful and often hilarious, <i>Homer&rsquo;s Odyssey</i> is about a blind cat with a spirit of epic proportions. Read and rejoice!&rdquo;&mdash;Sy Montgomery, author of <i>The Good Good Pig</i><br>&#160;<br>&#160;&ldquo;Delightful&hellip;this lovely human-feline memoir, following in the footsteps of Vicki Myron's best-selling <i>Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World</i>, is sure to warm the hearts of all pet lovers.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Library Journal</i> (starred review)<br>&#160;<br>&ldquo;Heartwarming and entertaining.&rdquo;&mdash;PEOPLE Pets<br>&#160;<br>&ldquo;A wonderful story celebrating the profound bond that can form between feline and human, <i>Homer&rsquo;s Odyssey</i> is an inspiring read, and a perfect holiday gift for any cat lovers on your list.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Feline Wellness</i><br>&#160;<br>&ldquo;It took only a glance at the foreword, and before I knew it I was devouring the whole thing like a warm brownie sundae&hellip;.It was Homer who most often proved to be the hero, once even saving Cooper&rsquo;s life when an intruder broke into her apartment. (This story alone is worth the price of the book.)&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Christian Science Monitor</i><br>&#160;<br>&#160;&ldquo;A guaranteed hit with any cat lover&hellip;but the account of Cooper&rsquo;s struggles with her career and love life will also appeal to readers of similar memoirs about twentysomething women (<i>Julie and Julia</i>, for example), as well as to the growing audience for stories of challenging pets of all kinds (<i>Marley and Me</i>).&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Booklist </i><br>&#160;<br>&ldquo;Tender and affecting.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Publishers Weekly<br></i><br>&ldquo;Touching . . . one not to miss.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>USA Today</i><br>&#160;<br>"<i>Homer's Odyssey</i> will make you jump for joy!"&mdash;Rita Mae Brown, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Cat of the Century</i><br>&#160;<br>"I am certain it would be impossible to meet Homer without falling in love with him and it is just as difficult to read this loving account without coming away with a renewed faith in the unique bond that can sometimes arise between two alien species.&#160; Gwen Cooper writes with humor, with wit, with candor and most of all with irresistible warmth for this astonishing little feline who will steal your heart."&mdash;Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats</i> and <i>When Elephants Weep</i><br>&#160;<br>&ldquo;An inspiring story of two souls, one human and one feline, who face significant obstacles on their quest for love. A charming and sometimes humorous tale of what everyday courage and perseverance can look like. And to anyone who knows cats, it comes as no surprise that it is often the feline who leads the way.&rdquo;&mdash;Susan Richards, author of <i>Chosen By a Horse</i> and <i>Chosen Forever</i><br>&#160;<br>"<i>Homer&rsquo;s Odyssey</i> will capture your heart and enrich your soul.&#160; Homer&rsquo;s courageous spirit and triumphant optimism are an inspiration to all who share his story."&mdash;Dr. Louise Murray, Director of Medicine, ASPCA Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital, and author of <i>Vet Confidential</i><br>&#160;<br>"<i>Homer's Odyssey</i> eloquently demonstrates that the bond between felines and their humans is requisite for our enlightenment."&mdash;Jim Edgar, author of <i>My Cat Hates You</i> and <i>Bad Cat</i><br>&#160;<br>&ldquo;A heart-warming and charming memoir of how adopting a sightless kitten brought joy and love (and new direction) into a woman's life.&rdquo;&mdash;Shelf Awareness<br>&#160;<br>&ldquo;Irresistible.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>The Toronto Sun </i><br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
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  _Homer’s Odyssey_ is a work of nonfiction. Some names and identifying details
  have been changed.
  
  
  Copyright © 2009 by Gwen Cooper
  
  
  Excerpt from Love Saves the Day © 2013 by Gwen Cooper
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  Published in the United States by Delacorte Press, an imprint of The Random
  House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
  
  
  DELACORTE PRESS is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., and the
  colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc.
  
  
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  
  
  This book contains an excerpt from _Love Saves the Day_ by Gwen Cooper. This
  excerpt has been set for this edition only, and may not reflect the final
  content of the forthcoming edition.
  
  
  Cooper, Gwen. Homer’s odyssey: a fearless feline tale, or how I learned about
  love and life with a blind wonder cat / Gwen Cooper.  
  p. cm.  
  eISBN: 978-0-440-33874-1  
  1\. Blind cats—Biography. 2. Hum