Ruth knowles peter gethers hates cats that is, until he meets norton, a very cute, very friendly scottish fold kitten. That very human, very noncatlike flaw called overthinking settled in all too quickly, and, as a result, more and more time passed while i sat, stared into space, and didnt type. This charming, classic book about norton the traveling scottish fold and his human companion, publisher author screenwriter peter gethers, made my human laugh out loud more than once. Soon peter and norton are inseparable, travelling together on trains and boats, n planes. Now, in peter gethers and nortons further adventures, the extraordinary feline with the great scottish fold ears, is hightailing it to the south of franceand making pit stops all over the globe with his favorite human, of course. For me, this series was extremely welcome easy holiday reading. The duo and their friend janis then embark on a yearlong visit to france. Eating at restaurants, making new friends and meeting famous movie stars read all about these and nortons other reallife adventures in this. Peter was a confirmed loner and cat hater, until he was given a small, grey and impeccably handsome kitten with folded ears by his then girlfriend. Whether it is the trademark flattened ears of his breed or the personality quirks individual to norton, this cat has an uncanny. Find scottish folds for sale in new york on oodle classifieds. That is until he meets norton, a very cute, very friendly scottish fold kitten.
Creativity and mindfulness greyscale adult coloring book series the 30 greyscale animal designs in this. Norton is the cat who went to paris and later lived abroad. I was watching this vid on the computer, and this was nortons response to the kitty noises coming from the laptop. The final, poignant chapter in a trilogy of bestselling true stories about a floppyeared scottish fold named norton peter gethers was a confirmed cat hater until the day he received a sixweekold kitten as a gift. This is gethers second book about his travels with his scottish fold cat, norton. The cat who went to paris is a short novel by peter gethers that documents his life with his cat norton, a scottish fold published in the uk as a cat called norton. The scottish fold is a pretty neat cat, but there are always a few things to consider when welcoming a new pet into your home.
From the incomporable peter gethers comes truelife adventure featuring the author and his scottish fold feline, nortonseasoned worldtraveler and renowned icecream critic. Peter opened his heart to the scottish fold kitten and their adventures to paris, fire island, and in the subways of manhattan took on the color of legend and mutual love. Gethers and his scottish fold cat norton go on tourgethers signing books and norton holding court for his growing fan club. Kevin bridges has a really, really heavy scottish accent. The true tails of baker and taylor jan louch macmillan. The gray scottish fold died saturday of kidney failure, said peter gethers, nortons owner and author of the cat who went to paris and. The cat who went to paris by peter gethers librarything. Classic footage of author peter gethers and his cat norton. Both of these books by peter gethers are about his life with a scottish fold by his side. About the cat who went to paris norton is clearly a charmer, and gethers tells his story with contagious affection. The girlfriend went but norton stayed in fact, he and peter became inseparable. They are highly readable, told with talent and humorand gethers is a talented writer. Ever since i made the decision to write this, the third book about my gray, floppyeared scottish fold pal, norton, i have been trying to decide exactly how to begin. It is interesting and funny to read how peter gethershow used to hate catswas taught by nortona little catto love cats.
It was also pertinent because my parents had my childhood cat, tristan, put to sleep on dec. Scottish fold cats, library by statts, leo, isbn 15321278, isbn 97815321277, brand new, free shipping in the us. It takes norton around 15 minutes to make peter fall in love with him their relationship lasts far longer than peters relationship with cindy and the reader falls for norton. Ive had three, one of whom was a genius and achieved his own literary fame. So to find a book that covers all the bases or all the paws, as the case may be was a sheer delight. For the love of norton by peter gethers penguin books. I only wish norton was still around so i could read this to him. Only, do not as in the book give your cats milk, it might upset their colon system and give them diarrhea. Le chat norton continues to be showered with attention, both in france and on side trips to italy and holland. A couple months ago, in my search for scottish foldrelated subjects, i stumbled upon an author who wrote three books about his unique scottish fold, norton. Both books are a must for all scottish fold fanciers who like to read. Everything is terrible has posted this classic footage of peter gethers, author of the norton cat trilogy, and his adorable scottish fold norton sharing their own unique perspective on that allimportant subject, the history of cats. A scottish fold that melted the heart of this once cathating author. This book follows the adventures of norton, a small scottish fold kitten scottish fold is a breed of cats where the ears are small and folded over.
The washington post book world before peter gethers met norton, the publisher, screenwriter, and author was a confirmed cathater. Soon peter and norton are inseparable, travelling together on trains and boats, in planes and cars all over the world. In this one, gethers, his girlfriend janis, and norton head to france for a year in the countryside. Peter gethers is the author of the cat who went to paris and 10 other books. We are a small cattery in cloverdale, british columbia, canada. From one scottish fold to another the scottish fold. Scottish fold cats library by statts leo in the us for. It spurred two sequel books, a cat abroad isbn 9780449909522 and the cat wholl live forever.
The scottish fold is one of the main focuses in the short novel the cat who went to paris by peter gethers. The series of norton books which ends with the cat wholl live forever is about writer peter gethers life which is more interesting than most and which includes his adorable scottish fold cat, norton, at front and center. Over the last few months, i decided to start putting those plans to action. The gray scottish fold died saturday of kidney failure, said peter gethers, norton s owner and author of the cat who went to paris and a cat abroad. Walking the streets of new york with norton tucked into his pocket, gethers began forming an intense attachment to his new pet. Join millions of people using oodle to find kittens for adoption, cat and kitten listings, and other pets adoption. A very short book that tells the story of norton, the scottish fold kitten that peter gethers girlfriend cindy bought for him despite the fact that he hates cats. The book and its two sequels, a cat abroad and the cat wholl live forever. Norton charmed even the most avowed cat haters in the bestselling the cat who went to paris.
The scottish fold should be combed a couple times a week to keep his fur free of mats and tangles. When a fold is bred to a straighteared cat, approximately 50 percent of the kittens will have folded ears, although the actual number of folds in any given litter can vary. Famed feline norton, the scottish fold, who enchanted readers in the cat who went to paris 1991 and a cat abroad 1993, makes his final appearance here, in a highly engaging collection of anecdotes, which gethers weaves into a heartwrenching tale. In the may 31, 1999 issue there is a full page tribute to norton, the most famous scottish fold yet. He wants me to list them here for you, so here are a few. Norton was the constant companion of peter gathiers, author of two best selling books about their travels in europe the cat who went to paris and cat abroad. I gave this book as a present to almost every of my friends,and they loved it alli know mr gethers lives. The gray scottish fold died saturday of kidney failure, said peter.
His newest book, my mothers kitchen, will be published april 2017. Scottish fold rescue networks scottish fold books page. The author would just like to relax at the house castle. Peter gethers wrote 3 books about his scottish fold cat norton. The cat who went to paris, a cat abroad, and the cat wholl live forever. Stanley particularly wants you to notice the black and. The third and final international bestseller about norton, the extraordinary floppyeared scottish fold cat and his human peter the wonderful thing about having a relationship with a cat is that it can bring you to something truly extraordinary and lifechanging. Sample text for library of congress control number 2001025450. Trotting along beside him down the street, having his own chair in restaurants or sitting on peters lap on plane journeys, norton made his presence felt. Norton, the traveling cat whose adventures abroad were chronicled in two humorous and touching memoirs, has died. When i am sad or depressed peter gethers and his norton can always cheer me up a little bit. The final adventures of norton, the perfect cat, and his imperfect human isbn 9780767909037. Since the scottish folds folded ear gene is dominant, all scottish fold cats must have at least one folded ear parent to have folded ears themselves.
My scottish fold, stanley, found some great resources, like manuals, books, magazines and such, all related to the scottish fold. The second international bestseller about norton, the extraordinary scottish fold, and his human peter now published in the uk for the first time there are only three things a cat needs for a fine life good food, a comfortable bed, and universal praise and love. Americans and australians trying to understand a scottish. Scottish fold article the cat fanciers association, inc. This is the best book about what love can do to you. Forever norton by peter gethers penguin books australia. While the scottish fold loves to be around people, he tends to bond with a single person in the household.