From the bestselling author of The Ghost Cat comes an epic new adventure for cat lovers
'Uplifting, charming, funny... Written with such a light and witty touch, it is not only a unique read, it is life-affirming.' - Sue Lawrence
Archie is a canny street cat who has no faith in humans. A cat can only trust himself, after all.
But when he takes shelter from the cold near an airfield, he finds himself aboard a flight that will set him on an epic sea voyage - one that will take him farther than he's ever been and challenge everything he thinks he knows about 'home'.
Determined to return to the shores of Blighty, Archie must rely on the generosity - and vessels - of humans on his way. With his unique polydactyl paws, each with an extra toe, Archie discovers he is not only a useful companion aboard fishing boats and luxury yachts, but also something of a lucky talisman.
From the sun-drenched harbours of the Mediterranean to the bustling decks of ocean racers and narrowboats of Edinburgh's Union Canal, Archie becomes a legend among sailors as he tries to make his way back home. But is home a place, or a person?
Embark on this odyssey with Archie the stray and get swept away on this heroic, feel-good tale of unlikely friendship on the high seas. Alex is an author, editor and theatre professional from Edinburgh. His TikTok page, Housedoctoralex, has nearly 300,000 followers and he's been featured on television and in the national press. A doctoral graduate of English literature, Alex wrote his first book Library Cat (Black & White Publishing) while completing his PhD. It won the People's Book Prize in 2017, and has been translated into French, Korean and Italian. He also writes poetry, which has been published in New Writing Scotland, Gutter and The London Magazine, among others, and his academic book Larkin's Travelling Spirit was published in 2021 by Palgrave McMillan. Alex works at Capital Theatres as a creative engagement coordinator and editor while renovating his Edinburgh tenement flat at weekends, with his cat Tabitha, son Sasha and wife, Ellie. From the bestselling author of The Ghost Cat comes an epic new adventure for cat lovers
Archie is a canny street cat who has no faith in humans. A cat can only trust himself, after all.
But when he takes shelter from the cold near an airfield, he finds himself aboard a flight that will set him on an epic sea voyage - one that will take him farther than he's ever been and challenge everything he thinks he knows about 'home'.
Determined to return to the shores of Blighty, Archie must rely on the generosity - and vessels - of humans on his way. With his unique polydactyl paws, each with an extra toe, Archie discovers he is not only a useful companion aboard fishing boats and luxury yachts, but also something of a lucky talisman.
From the sun-drenched harbours of the Mediterranean to the bustling decks of ocean racers and narrowboats of Edinburgh's Union Canal, Archie becomes a legend among sailors as he tries to make his way back home. But is home a place, or a person?
Embark on this odyssey with Archie the stray and get swept away on this heroic, feel-good tale of unlikely friendship on the high seas. From the mind of Alex Howard, author of much-loved adventure The Ghost Cat: meet your new feline friend, The Ship's Cat, on his mission to sail the seven seas . . . Alex Howard is known for writing Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month, Ghost Cat, about a time-travelling feline called Grimalkin and previously Library Cat, a witty collection of the imagined observations of Edinburgh University's famous and much-missed Library Cat. Alex's TikTok account, @housedoctoralex, has over 300,000 followers and his been featured on BuzzFeed and Channel 5's Amazing Cleans. His videos on cleaning antique brass are hugely popular, leading to a collaboration with Brasso. Alex is a Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling author.
