Paperback: 383 pages
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: Black Swan 2021
Source: Tywyn Public Library
First Sentence: 'I have asked Eileen to find us some penguins in Scotland.'
Review Quote: This gorgeous book has everything! Mysteries, misunderstandings, arguments, reconciliations, kindness, love and lots of PENGUINS! ― Clare Pooley, author of The Authenticity Project
My Opinion: When I read ‘Away with the Penguins’ earlier this year I found it such an agreeable read that I immediately requested this sequel from my local public library. I am glad that I did as it certainly met my expectations.
A delight to
read, another unique, heart-warming story from Hazel Prior with an environmental
message.
If you read
and enjoyed Veronica McCreedy’s adventures previously you will enjoy this one,
as she sets off on another one, this time with a young friend and involving
television! No problem if you wish to
read this as a stand-alone, but I would recommend reading ‘Away with the
Penguins’ first for a better understanding of how the continuing story got to
this point.
My review of : Away with the Penguins
Précis Courtesy of Goodreads:
Veronica McCreedy can't resist the promise of adventure . . .
Nine-year-old Daisy and nearly ninety-year-old Veronica make an unlikely pair of friends.
Fiercely independent and impeccably dressed, Veronica has lived an incredible 87 years. Most of them alone, in her huge house by the sea. But with the arrival of brave and resilient Daisy into her life, Veronica finds she has a renewed thirst for adventure - and that they both share a passion for penguins!
So when Veronica and Daisy are invited to travel to the other side of the world together and visit the penguins of the southern hemisphere, they both jump at the chance.
Veronica had thought her days of new friendships, family and love were over, but perhaps it's never too late for one more adventure?
Author Profile:
Courtesy of Goodreads
Hazel Prior lives on Exmoor with her husband and a huge ginger cat. As well as writing, she works as a freelance harpist. Hazel is the author of Ellie and the Harp-Maker and Away with the Penguins, which was a #1 bestseller in ebook and audiobook. Call of the Penguins is her third novel. For more autobiographical information, visit ABOUT | hazelprior.co.uk
Photographs and Biographical Information courtesy of the following sites:
Amazon Author Page Hazel Prior - Twitter Official Author Website
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