The Cat Who'll Live Forever: The Final Adventures of Norton, the Perfect Cat, and His Imperfect Human Unknown - 2001

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Peter Gethers was a confirmed cat-hater until the day he received a six-week-old Scottish Fold 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 and sipping milk in Parisian cafes. 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 friends and converted cat-lovers.

Now it's time for Norton's devoted fans to once again laugh, marvel, and celebrate as he purrs his way through life. It's also time to bid him farewell, but as the title of this last installment implies, Norton is destined to stay in everyone's hearts, and in print, for a good long while. The Cat Who'll Live Forever chronicles the latest in Norton's hilarious celebrity encounters, amazing worldwide excursions, and heartwarming -- if at times heartbreaking -- final cross-country road trip. As both cat and human grow older, Norton teaches Gethers essential lessons in loving and caring and coping with illness. Ultimately, Norton passes along to his owner the most valuable lessons of all -- how to deal with death and grief and, most important, how best to appreciate and understand the joys of life. The Cat Who'll Live Forever is a touching and life-affirming tribute to a humble little animal who never let stardom go to his head and always understood the true meaning of friendship.