THS Book Club: The Housesitter's Guide to the Galaxy

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Hello All,

Here it is, our next selection, on a subject relevant to all of us. :luggage: :dog2: :black_cat: :house_with_garden: :rooster: :parrot: :ram: :horse: :airplane: :red_car: :railway_car:

The book is available on Amazon (Kindle and paperback) as well as Barnes & Noble online in the US and Waterstones online in the UK.

Please join us for an enjoyable discussion and some socializing.

To make sure this is seen, Iā€™m tagging
@OnTheGlobalRoad @hitchedandhiking @Makelikeanapeman @Landbiscuit @Catgoddess_99 @Tgo53 @SoloTraveler @Mmasters1111 @luckycat @geoff.hom @Lassie @Cuttlefish @MaggieUU @Southernsitter @Purdie @laura358 @PVGemini @Sitandsat @FluffyFriends @sledgejoyce @Sam_F @Ellen1 @Wildcolonialgirl

Fortunately for us, weā€™ll have the author present. Jess Holmes is a forum member. She is very busy at present appearing at various book festivals but has given us a few possible meeting dates:

Wednesday, 14 August
or
Saturday/Sunday, 10-11 August
at
10AM PDT/11AM MDT/12noon CDT/1PM EDT/6PM GMT/7PM CET/8PM EEST (Turkey) :alarm_clock:

Please reply on this thread with your preferred date.

Thank you!

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Slight preference for the 14th

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Iā€™d really like to make it this time. The 14th is best for me. I have a friend visiting the weekend of the 10 and 11th.

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Hi all! The 14th works best for me, as I may have dodgy internet on the 10th-11th. Thanks for keeping us organized @Maeve.

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Iā€™ll join the discussion but not interested in the book. Or, to be frank, I donā€™t want to spend money on a book I am not that interested in reading. No offence intended, Jessica, if youā€™re in this group.

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Weā€™ll make it official. The next book club meeting to discuss
The Housesitterā€™s Guide to the Galaxy

  • Publisher ā€ : ā€Ž Arena Books (October 23, 2023)

  • Paperback ā€ : ā€Ž 272 pages

  • ISBN-10 ā€ : ā€Ž 1914390172

  • ISBN-13 ā€ : ā€Ž 978-1914390173

will be on
Wednesday, 14 August
at
10AM PDT/11AM MDT/12noon CDT/1PM EDT/6PM GMT/7PM CET/8PM EEST (Turkey) :alarm_clock:

Make certain you are getting the right book by Jessica Holmes as there is another book with the same title.

I will send the Google Meet link out two days before the meeting.
If you have not received it by 13 August, please DM me.

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Hi, Iā€™d like to join the discussionā€¦ from a sit! Iā€™ve ordered the book.

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@Maeve I might be able to do this one, as itā€™s school holidays and we will be on a regular sit. Please can you add me to the list and Iā€™ll order the book?

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Thatā€™s great, @DianeS. Weā€™ll look forward to seeing you!

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@Debbie , Sure will. I just bought the Kindle version, myself. It will be nice to see you again at the book club discussion!

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I will be enroute to a sit, but Iā€™ll attempt to join from my phone with earbuds. Iā€™ll just mute myself and listen in, as Iā€™ll be in a noisy bus :slight_smile:

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My copy just arrived! It will be next up as soon as I finish my current read.

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My copy arrived a few days ago and Iā€™m enjoying reading it.

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Iā€™m halfway through this on my Kindle app. Lots of neat info and unique stories. I canā€™t believe how much Jess and her husband have traveled already!

Looking forward to the discussion!

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I am nearly finished. Lots of interesting information. Looking forward to the discussion.

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Hi @Maeve
I have finished Jessā€™s book and plan to join the video chat.
Looking forward to discussing it with everyone.

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Hello All,

Our meeting to discuss The Housesitterā€™s Guide to the Galaxy by Jessica Holmes is two days from now.

This is just to let you know that I have DMā€™d the Google Meet link to those on the Book Club recipient list. Please reply or DM me if you have not received it and would like to attend.

The meeting is this Wednesday, 14 August. The time is listed below:

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See you then! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thank you, All, for a delightful discussion of The Housesitterā€™s Guide to the Galaxy with the author, Jess Holmes.

This well-researched book is chock full of information on green travel, volunteering, working in foreign countries, booking your trip, along wth cultural insights and inspiration. She lists and describes many useful resources for all kinds of travel and shares some of her own novel travel experiences. Itā€™s definitely a worthwhile read!

We selected our next exciting book that will appear in its own topic.

It was wonderful to see everyone!

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Hi THS Book club members,

Thank you for our meeting on Wednesday, I thoroughly enjoyed our discussion, it was great to be able to join you as both an author and a book club member. A big thank you to @Maeve for once again organising a great chat.

If those of you that read it could review the book it would be greatly appreciated. Here are the links for you to do so (simply scroll down to ā€œWrite a reviewā€).

Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Housesitters-Guide-Galaxy-Housesittng-Eco-Friendly/dp/1914390172
Amazon US - https://www.amazon.com/Housesitters-Guide-Galaxy-Jessica-Holmes/dp/1914390172

I look forward to our next read and discussion!

Until next time,
Jess :smiley:

@Maeve @geoff.hom @MaggieUU @DianeS @Debbie @sledgejoyce @Landbiscuit @Makelikeanapeman @southernsitter @ontheglobalroad

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@lassie @luckycat @solotraveler @karen_e @purdie @canadianlynda @sitandsat @sam_f @newpetlover @cuttlefish
Apologies for tagging all of you - I wasnā€™t sure of the ā€œforum namesā€ of those that were in the discussion on Wednesday!