In this non-fiction book a man, James Bowen, lives rough on the streets of London. Taking drugs, and busks for a living. This means he has barely enough money to keep the rent on his apartment and potentially could end up on the streets. Already this links to the theme of ruggedness because it is someone struggling to survive in modern day London. James has more problems. As he busks in a very public place, some police patrol the area. He does not have a busking license so he gets kicked off the site.

A ginger cat, who later is named Bob, changes James’ life. Bob follows him everywhere as well as on the bus. This is because James found the cat with a broken leg and took him to the vet. Since Bob does not stop following him, he walks around with Bob on a leash and sometimes on his shoulder. This attracts more people towards him while he is playing guitar and then give money. This helps James survive and earn more money for himself and his companion, Bob. I did not realise at first how this book could link to ruggedness because it was set in modern London instead of something classic like a post apocalyptic theme. It made reading this book interesting to see all the ways it does link as well as it is an autobiography.