One of the consequences of the Bailiwick’s vigorous approach to dealing with the threat of coronavirus was the cancellation of the Guernsey Literary Festival and with it the launch of my wife’s first novel.
Barking Mad, Confessions of a Dog Sitter by Jane Mosse, is a lighthearted romp through the joys and pitfalls of pet sitting in Britain and Europe and is based very loosely on our own experiences during the last few years.
The Festival organisers managed to reschedule a number of festival events as the island has now remained virus-free for a sustained period.
One of the first of these was the belated launch of Jane’s book, which took place earlier this week in front of a capacity audience at the Guille-Alles Library.
During a 45 minute interview Jane spoke of her experiences as a pet-sitter, the glamour and occasional grime of some of the properties we’ve stayed in during our adventures, the highs and lows of getting a novel into print and the impact that Covid-19 has had on the house-sitting fraternity in general.
She also read two passages from Barking Mad and received rapturous applause from her listeners.
Here are a couple of photographs taken by Barbara Santi during the event.
Copies of Barking Mad, Confessions of a Dog Sitter can be obtained by clicking here.
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