Nine Lives

Authored by Tom Gumbert, April Kautzman

"Have you ever looked at a shooting star and wondered where it came from, how far it has traveled, and how much farther it has yet to go before its journey ends?
I have come to believe that my time spent on this earth was for a purpose greater than I myself could ever have imagined.
I am a cat."
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In Nine Lives, authors April Kautzman and Tom Gumbert explore the historical application of tolerance and intolerance through the ages from ancient Egypt to a new beginning for mankind as witnessed by a cat through nine unforgettable lives.
As our narrator takes us through this remarkable journey, it reminds us ...
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"Chief Dan George, a very wise man, once said, 'If you talk to the animals, they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them, you will not know them, and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys.'
Talk with me so that i may share my journey with you and we may know one another.

 About the author:
Tom Gumbert lives near Cincinnati, OH with his wife Andrea (Andy) in a log home overlooking the Ohio River, in an area that was an active part of the Underground Railroad. Operations Manager by day, he has been writing for over a decade with an eclectic taste in what he reads and writes. www.tomgumbert.com

April Kautzman was born and raised in southwestern Ohio. She and her husband Phil reside with their cat and two crazy dogs near Cincinnati. In addition to writing, medieval history is one of her passions and it's on her bucket list to visit the Tower of London and as many castle ruins as she can find in the United Kingdom. She has known co-author Tom Gumbert for many years and was thrilled when he asked her to collaborate on Nine Lives. This is her first published work.