Buckley’s Story Virtual Book Tour December ‘09
Authors on Tour, Featured — By Dorothy Thompson on October 28, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Join Ingrid King, author of the memoir, Buckley’s Story: Lessons from a Feline Master Teacher (iUniverse, Sept. ‘09), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in December on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion!
About Ingrid King
Ingrid King is a former veterinary hospital manager turned writer. She publishes the E-zine News for You and Your Pet, covering topics ranging from conscious living to holistic and alternative health. She shares her experiences with consciously creating a joyful, happy and healthy life for pets and people on her popular blog, The Conscious Cat. Ingrid lives in Northern Virginia with her tortoiseshell cat Amber. Visit www.ingridking.com for more information.
About Buckley’s Story: Lessons from a Feline Master Teacher
Buckley’s Story is the story of how one small cat changed the author’s life in ways she never could have imagined. In this warm-hearted memoir, Ingrid King shares the story of Buckley, a joyful, enthusiastic and affectionate tortoiseshell cat she meets while managing a veterinary hospital. When Ingrid leaves her job at the veterinary hospital to start her own business, Buckley comes home to live with her and Amber, another tortoiseshell cat who had adopted the author several years earlier.
Buckley is diagnosed with heart disease after only two years of living with Ingrid, and caring for Buckley through her illness only deepens the bond between cat and human. Interspersed with well-researched information about cat health in general, and heart disease in particular, the author describes the challenges and rewards of managing illness in a feline companion, and ultimately helping her through the final transition. Ingrid shares both the day-to-day joys of living with a special cat as well as the profound grief that comes with losing a beloved animal companion.
Buckley’s Story is a celebration of the soul connection between animals and humans, a connection that is eternal and transcends the physical dimension.
Read the Excerpt!
“Have you seen the cute little tortie in the back?” Liz asked. Everybody at the animal hospital knew I was partial to tortoiseshell cats. There was something about the beautiful coloring and the distinct personality that is typical for these cats that appealed to me.
“No, I haven’t,” I responded. “Where is she?”
Liz pointed to the bank of cages at the very back of the kennel, and I went to see Buckley for the first time. And I fell in love. Hard. And fast.
She was a small cat, and she immediately came to the front of the cage and rubbed up against the bars. When I unlatched the door to her cage to pet her, she practically threw herself at me—something I came to call “full body love” as I got to know her better and realized that this was one of the many ways she would demonstrate her affection. This little cat loved with her entire being. It took several minutes of talking to her and petting her before I even noticed her deformed left hind leg. It bent upward at the knee at a ninety degree angle. Our veterinarians were unable to determine whether this was a congenital birth defect or whether it was an old injury that had never healed right. It certainly did not seem to bother her, nor did it slow her down. She barely had a limp, and she used the knee of the bent leg to push off when she ran and jumped. Her “disability” definitely was a non-issue for her—she didn’t know the meaning of the word. After a while, I didn’t notice it anymore, either. It was just part of who she was, and I was always surprised when people asked about it.
Here’s what people are saying about Buckley’s Story:
“…anyone who regularly reads animal books will know where Buckley’s Story ends. Even so, it’s always inspiring to read of the love that animals bring into lives, and the changes they cause. Ingrid King choose to tell Buckley’s Story to share those lessons of day to day life, lived with joy and love.”
— Lesa Holstine, Lesa’s Book Critiques
Buckley’s Story Tour Schedule
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Book Spotlight and Book Giveaway at A Book Blogger’s Diary
Interviewed at Examiner
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Interview l Chat l Book Giveaway at Pump Up Your Book!
Thursday, Dec. 3
Book Reviewed and Book Giveaway at Libby’s Library News
Friday, Dec. 4
Reviewed and interviewed at Psychotic State
Interviewed at The Writer’s Life
Monday, Dec. 7
Read her holiday story, “Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree – Memories of Holiday Past at As the Pages Turn
Book Reviewed at The Life of an Inanimate Flying Object
Tuesday, Dec. 8
Guest blogging at The Book Faery Reviews
Book reviewed at I’m Booking It
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Interviewed and book giveaway at Bookin’ with Bingo
Thursday, Dec. 10
Book reviewed and book giveaway at Bookin’ with Bingo
Friday, Dec. 11
Guest blogging at Cafe of Dreams
Book reviewed at Sharon’s Garden of Book Reviews
Monday, Dec. 14
Book reviewed at The Animal Communication Book Club
Book reviewed and interviewed at My Book Views
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Interviewed at Beyond the Books
Wednesday, Dec. 16
Book reviewed at Reading at the Beach
Friday, Dec. 18
Book reviewed at Pump Up Your Book
Ingrid King’s BUCKLEY’S STORY VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR ‘09 will officially begin on Dec. 1 and end on Dec. 16. You can visit Ingrid’s blog stops at www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com during the month of December to find out more about this great book and its talented author. If you would like to host Ingrid, contact Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife@yahoo.com before Nov. 30. Thank you!
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