AKA Forever Norton
The final, poignant chapter in a trilogy of bestselling true stories about a
floppy-eared Scottish Fold named Norton
Peter Gethers was a confirmed cat hater until the day he received a six-week-old
kitten as a gift. Walking the streets of New York with Norton tucked into his
pocket, Gethers began forming an intense attachment to his new pet. Before long
Norton was flying with his owner on the Concorde to Europe, sipping milk in
Parisian cafes, and eating custom-made pounce pizzas at Spago. Soon Gethers
began to detail Norton's adventures in print, and with “The Cat Who Went to
Paris” and “A Cat Abroad” the duo made history as well as many, many
friends around the world.
“The Cat Who'll Live Forever” chronicles the latest in
Norton's astonishing adventures, celebrity encounters, and worldwide
excursions, culminating in his heartwarmingand heartbreakingfinal cross-country
trip. The first half of this book will have you smiling and laughing as Norton
changes the lives of the Italian owners of a thirteenth-century abbey in Sicily,
attends movie premiers with Sir Anthony Hopkins in the chic Hamptons, and
relaxes at the dog run in Greenwich Village's Washington Square Park. But as
Norton gets older his schedule slows down and he struggles with the aches and
pains and physical inconveniences that go along with age, teaching his human the
essentials of loving and caring and coping with illness. Ultimately Norton
passes along to his owner the most valuable lessons of allhow to deal with death
and grief, how to live life on your own terms, and how to appreciate and savor
the joyful times that come along while we're here on earth.
“The Cat Who'll Live Forever” is, on one level, a touching meditation on
love and relationships and dealing with the pain of inevitable loss. Above all,
it is a deeply moving and life-affirming tribute to a humble little animal who
never let stardom go to his head and always understood the meaning of true
friendship.
“From the Hardcover edition.”
Author Biography
Peter Gethershas spent much of the last ten years chronicling the life of his extraordinary cat. When he has some free time, he's also a novelist, publisher, and screenwriter. Under the pseudonym Russell Andrews, he has written the bestselling thrillers Gideon""and Icarus. He lives in New York City, Sag Harbor, and, luckily, Sicily.
“From the Hardcover edition.”
