Its a joyful book, with a happy ending, because gwen cooper learned so much from homer. Homers epic poems, the iliad and the odyssey, laid the foundation upon which ancient greece developed not only its culture, but its societal values, religious beliefs, and practice of. Book description once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens. This edition contains a new afterword and an excerpt from gwen cooper s love saves the day.
It takes them, and the other two cats, from miami to new york city, through 911, and days gwen spent trying to get back to the cats in her apartment just blocks from the world trade center. Homers odyssey isbn 9780553825152 pdf epub gwen cooper. Humans best understand the truth of things if they come at it indirectly. Homer s odyssey covers over twelve years in his life and cooper s. Homer and the holiday miracle by gwen cooper benbella books. Homers odyssey is a mustread, to quote from the books cover, for anybody whos ever fallen completely and hopelessly in love with a pet. Gwen cooper, homers odyssey, about a blind cat david dosa, making rounds with oscar, about a cat who comforts the dying jim gorant, the lost dogs, about the rehabilitation of michael vicks dogs vicki myron, dewey, about a library cat elizabeth marshall thomas, the hidden life of dogs, analysis of canine behavior. Odysseus, king of ithaca mythological character in literature category. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder. From the author of the new york times bestselling memoir homer s odyssey comes a tender, joyful, utterly unforgettable novel, primarily told through the eyes of the most observant member of any human family. Once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens the last thing gwen cooper wanted was another cat. Gwen cooper, author of the new york times bestselling homers odyssey. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat kindle edition by cooper, gwen. The odyssey rendered into english prose for the use of those who cannot read the original note.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the odyssey. While homer s existence as a historical person is still a topic of debate, the writings attributed to the name have made their mark not only on greek history and literature, but upon western civilization itself. Based on public domain edition, revised by timothy power and gregory nagy. Quite a few comments have been posted about the odyssey. The internet classics archive the odyssey by homer. The great epic of western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist robert faglesa penguin classic robert fagles, winner of the penralph manheim medal for translation and a 1996 academy award in literature from the american academy of arts and letters, presents us with homers bestloved and most accessible poem in a stunning modernverse translation.
Homer, tagged as an underachiever from day one, quickly proved his doubters wrong. Everyone warned that homer would always be an underachiever. Gwen cooper is a new york citybased american novelist and author of the 2009 new york times bestselling memoir homers odyssey. 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. Gwen cooper, author of the new york times bestselling homer s odyssey. Unabridged penguin random house audio publishing group. What do you make of the quotes from the odyssey that start each chapter. 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. Then gwen s veterinarian called with a story about a threeweekold eyeless kitten whod been abandoned.
This edition contains a new afterword and an excerpt from gwen coopers love saves the day. The bird market of paris san diego county library overdrive. While homers existence as a historical person is still a topic of debate, the writings attributed to the name have made their mark not only on greek history and literature, but upon western civilization itself. Epic poetry, greek translations into english subject. What universal themes, such as this, does homers story evoke. The text is restored independently of tradition, advancing on the lines of bekkers second edition. Composed sometime around the eighth century bc, the ancient greek poem has since been translated into many languages and serves as an important source of information on ancient greek culture and mythology. The great epic of western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist robert faglesa penguin classic robert fagles, winner of the penralph manheim medal for translation and a 1996 academy award in literature from the american academy of arts and letters, presents us with homer s bestloved and most accessible poem in a stunning modernverse translation. It celebrates the refusal to accept limitson love, ability, or hope against overwhelming odds. Gwen cooper and her husband, laurence, had no idea how bad an onslaught of clothes moths could get until they had to start throwing away cherished sweaters by the sackful. Homers odyssey once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens.
A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat. He was a three week old, abandoned, eyeless kitten and gwen was unable to resist his charm. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide gwen cooper. Buy a cheap copy of homers odyssey book by gwen cooper. Homeri odyssea, cum potiore lectionis varietate homerica carmina, vol. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Love saves the day from the author of the new york times bestselling memoir homer s odyssey comes a tender, joyful, utterly unforgettable novel, primarily told through the eyes of the most observant member of any human family. Gwen cooper is the new york times bestselling author of the memoirs homers odyssey. Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation elizabeth letts.
She already had two, not to mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recently broken heart. Homers life has often revolved around taking a leap of faith. Part travelogue, part recovery memoir, and one hundred percent compelling. Homer s epic poems, the iliad and the odyssey, laid the foundation upon which ancient greece developed not only its culture, but its societal values, religious beliefs, and practice of. This may be the most original crossspecies love story ive ever read. 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. I enjoyed it so much, i searched for a bought gwen cooper s other books as well. Homers odyssey covers over twelve years in his life and coopers.
A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat and homer. Homers odyssey is the onceinalifetime story of an extraordinary cat and his human companion. From the author of the new york times bestselling memoir homers odyssey comes a tender, joyful, utterly unforgettable novel, primarily told through the eyes of the most observant member of any human family. 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. The odyssey is attributed to the poet homer and, after its companion poem the iliad, is the secondoldest surviving work of western literature. The odyssey book 1 lyrics the gods in councilminervas visit to ithacathe challenge from telemachus to the suitors tell me, o muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after. Their secret weapon against the stubborn sixlegged pests are clayton the tripod and his littermate fannytwo strictly indoor black cats eager, at long last, to test. 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.
I enjoyed it so much, i searched for a bought gwen coopers other books as well. The 10th anniversary homers odyssey scrapbook kindle edition by cooper, gwen. Aug 11, 2008 homer s odyssey a commentary language. The ninth life of a blind wonder cat, and the novels love saves the day and diary of a south beach party girl. Rendered into english prose for the use of those who cannot read the original. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text.
Love saves the day from the author of the new york times bestselling memoir homers odyssey comes a tender, joyful, utterly unforgettable novel, primarily told through the eyes of the most observant member of any human family. My life in a cat house by gwen cooper benbella books. Homer s odyssey once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading homer s world. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind. Buy a cheap copy of homer s odyssey book by gwen cooper. Was she right to worry about being a single gal with three cats. A fearless feline tale, or how i learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat paperback september 7, 2010. It s a joyful book, with a happy ending, because gwen cooper learned so much from homer. 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.
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