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Featuring SIGRID SPEAKS find out what those hisses miaows and purrs really mean

When Travis Nelson arrived in London he expected to embark on a new life and a new job Coming from California hed uprooted his wife and his cat Sigrid and planned to be here for the long haul Then Covid19 struck Traviss new job vanished as the company cut staff For two years and through successive lockdowns he was stuck in limbo in an unfamiliar city trying to find his way

To keep himself occupied Travis set out to discover his adoptive home He bought a bike and began cycling through Londons streets and parks with his unusual travelling companion Sigrid his deaf Norwegian Forest cat who came along for the ride But what started as a way of injecting routine and purpose into Traviss life in stressful times created an internet sensation When Travis began posting videos of the pairs rides on social media he drew in another community of people looking for moments of joy in an anxious world

In this charming memoir Travis charts his adventures with Sigrid He unlocks a hidden London seen only from cyclists viewpoint as well as finding friendship and hope Most of all it is the story of one mans relationship with his feline companion one that has given him direction and a sense of belonging at a time when he felt lost

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