Walks With A Three-Legged Cat & Other Observations

From his vantage point in the historic hamlet of Upper Woodstock Ken Homer cast a curious gaze on the natural world around him and the rich heritage of the area. His observations inspired captivating essays that he broadcast throughout the Maritimes on CBC Radio. In Walks With A Three-Legged Cat a selection of Homers essays from the 1970s and 80s are available in print for the first time.In these essays Homer curates the treasures of our shared history and unearths our cultural values. He does so in friendly and imaginative language reflecting his own humour grace and humility while reaffirming the power of the written word.Illustrated by Michael McEwing and including a moving portrait of the author by his son Stephen Walks With A Three-Legged Cat demonstrates Homers skill as an essayist and cements his vital legacy within the history of the St. John River Valley.