Gwen Cooper - Homer's Odyssey - Bal Harbour Shops

Start: Oct 20 2010 7:30 pm

Once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens. Homer’s Odyssey (Bantam, $15) is the extraordinary story of what happened to Gwen Cooper and her cat Homer. The last thing Gwen 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. The kitten nobody believed in quickly grew into a three-pound dynamo with a giant heart who eagerly made friends with every human who crossed his path. Homer scaled seven-foot bookcases with ease, 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 transformed Gwen’s life. And by the time she met the man she would marry, she realized that Homer had taught her the most valuable lesson of all: Love isn’t something you see with your eyes. Presented in collaboration with The Cat Network and meet some cats looking for adoptive homes. 7:30pm