Away with the Penguins
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- Author：Hazel Prior
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Summary
Veronica McCreedy is about to have the journey of a lifetime 。 。 。
Veronica McCreedy lives in a mansion by the sea。 She loves a nice cup of Darjeeling tea whilst watching a good wildlife documentary。 And she’s never seen without her ruby-red lipstick。
Although these days Veronica is rarely seen by anyone because， at 85， her days are spent mostly at home， alone。
She can be found either collecting litter from the beach （‘people who litter the countryside should be shot’）， trying to locate her glasses （‘someone must have moved them’） or shouting
instructions to her assistant， Eileen （‘Eileen， door！’）。
Veronica doesn’t have family or friends nearby。 Not that she knows about， anyway 。 。 。 And she has no idea where she’s going to leave her considerable wealth when she dies。
But today 。 。 。 today Veronica is going to make a decision that will change all of this。
Readers love Hazel Prior！
‘Oh I so adored this beautiful， unique book！’
‘A complete pleasure from start to finish。’
‘A touching， absorbing and uplifting story。’
‘Tender， heartwarming and sensitively written。’
Veronica McCreedy lives in a mansion by the sea。 She loves a nice cup of Darjeeling tea whilst watching a good wildlife documentary。 And she’s never seen without her ruby-red lipstick。
Although these days Veronica is rarely seen by anyone because， at 85， her days are spent mostly at home， alone。
She can be found either collecting litter from the beach （‘people who litter the countryside should be shot’）， trying to locate her glasses （‘someone must have moved them’） or shouting
instructions to her assistant， Eileen （‘Eileen， door！’）。
Veronica doesn’t have family or friends nearby。 Not that she knows about， anyway 。 。 。 And she has no idea where she’s going to leave her considerable wealth when she dies。
But today 。 。 。 today Veronica is going to make a decision that will change all of this。
Readers love Hazel Prior！
‘Oh I so adored this beautiful， unique book！’
‘A complete pleasure from start to finish。’
‘A touching， absorbing and uplifting story。’
‘Tender， heartwarming and sensitively written。’
Reviews
Lawson
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Started mediocre and got worse。 Trite and contrived。
Trisha
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An usual storyline but I loved it。 Heart warming。
Paula
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Looking for a light， heartfelt story， after reading several heavier， yet satisfying novels recently。How the Penguins Saved Veronica is such a book。 Veronica McCreedy is an eighty something woman， stuck in a rambling mansion in Scotland， with very little pleasure in her life。After watching a documentary about penguins， she decides to make a three week journey to Antarctica， （ of all places）， to Locket Island， where a team of scientists and researchers study every aspect of a penguins existence， f Looking for a light， heartfelt story， after reading several heavier， yet satisfying novels recently。How the Penguins Saved Veronica is such a book。 Veronica McCreedy is an eighty something woman， stuck in a rambling mansion in Scotland， with very little pleasure in her life。After watching a documentary about penguins， she decides to make a three week journey to Antarctica， （ of all places）， to Locket Island， where a team of scientists and researchers study every aspect of a penguins existence， from hatchling to adult。 But before her trip， she uncovers a long lost grandson she never knew she had。 Her story uncovers how this closed off， bitter woman becomes “ reborn”， with the help of three unlikely scientists， a burly young man， and a furry little friend。It seemed a little drawn out at times， but I liked it， as all the loose ends got tied up in the end。 With very little grey， this story was all “black and white”（ get it？）， and what happens when you finally open the door to love。 。。。more
Vlada （Vladkabooks）
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3。5 and 3 stars in total。Very cute， but I personally enjoyed the 2nd part more
Donna
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This was a quick enjoyable read。 Simple story about an elderly lady and her grandson who she did not know she had and finds when she is 86 years old。 Then enters her interest in penquins。 Not a believable story but a nice summer read。
Eve Hatton
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This is such a heartwarming read and I really enjoyed it， finding it hard to out down！ I loved all of the characters particularly the flippered ones！ I am a fan of alternating voices so enjoyed resding both Veronica and Patrick’s points of view。 I especially loved Veronica’s diary entries， finding them fascinating （I learnt some new things about the war） and heartbreaking in equal measure。 These were done so well I think they could almost form the basis of a whole book in itself！ Obviously I lov This is such a heartwarming read and I really enjoyed it， finding it hard to out down！ I loved all of the characters particularly the flippered ones！ I am a fan of alternating voices so enjoyed resding both Veronica and Patrick’s points of view。 I especially loved Veronica’s diary entries， finding them fascinating （I learnt some new things about the war） and heartbreaking in equal measure。 These were done so well I think they could almost form the basis of a whole book in itself！ Obviously I loved all the penguin content， who wouldn’t and it did make me look at these creatures in a different light。 This reminded me of books such as the lido and all the lonely people。 I understand the Eleanor Oliphant comparisons but I don’t think I would make them myself。 The character of Veronica McCreedy reminded me of the main character in the Cactus， mainly because of her spikiness and stubbornness （although a I could not finish the cactus！）。Overall I would recommend this book to anyone who is after a heartwarming， cosy read with substance and plenty of penguins！This was very nearly 5 stars for me， the only thing was I think it was about 30-50 pages too long for me and I was finding myself getting a little impatient for it to end！ Other than that a really enjoyable read。 。。。more
Katherine
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Very interesting characters
Caz Perrin
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Wonderful！I loved every page of this book。 Once I started to read it I just couldn't put it down。 What a wonderful story。 The only part of the story that got to me was Giovanni's story！！！ Wonderful！I loved every page of this book。 Once I started to read it I just couldn't put it down。 What a wonderful story。 The only part of the story that got to me was Giovanni's story！！！ 。。。more
Keri Roberts
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A great bit of escapism， an easy read that seemed to have a bit of everything - really enjoyable。
Christine Davie
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Usual tale of cranky old lady with misfit grandson looking back in her life 。。 but it was really sweet and a bit different 。。 I enjoyed it。 I don't think you can just lob up to Antartica like a tourist booking a trip to London but hey 。。 Usual tale of cranky old lady with misfit grandson looking back in her life 。。 but it was really sweet and a bit different 。。 I enjoyed it。 I don't think you can just lob up to Antartica like a tourist booking a trip to London but hey 。。 。。。more
Kim Satchell
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Loved this！ A really unique book， and really enjoyable。 Well written with likeable characters， would recommend。
Daphne Poltorak
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This was a wonderful book， great humor， some pathos and very well written。My book group thoroughly enjoyed it and we had a lively discussion。I am very much looking forward to more books by Hazel Prior。
Erica
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This book is the delightful tale of Veronica McCreedy， an octogenarian whose life experiences made her very crusty indeed。 Charming all around。
Denise Cox
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The premise intrigued me - the book didn't disappoint！ An 85 year old proper lady wants to leave her fortune to penguins - the journey is a fun and educational story in many ways。 I love penguins and really enjoyed getting more insight into their lives。 The people are great too and they evolve through the story。 This is a book that will be shared at book club and take a proud place in my library。 The premise intrigued me - the book didn't disappoint！ An 85 year old proper lady wants to leave her fortune to penguins - the journey is a fun and educational story in many ways。 I love penguins and really enjoyed getting more insight into their lives。 The people are great too and they evolve through the story。 This is a book that will be shared at book club and take a proud place in my library。 。。。more
Jude
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I absolutely loved this book。 The characters The penguins everything
Nicole
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I absolutely adored this book。
Olivia
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Really slow start， but cute story all in all
Laura de Leon
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This was a truly delightful book！
Stacystoddard
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Charming
Deb
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I loved this sweet tale about elderly Veronica who decides to leave all her inheritance to penguin research but first she discovers that she has a grandson。 Then she plans a 3 week trip to Antarctica which no one can dissuade her from taking。
Rebecca Elaine
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A lovely warming read
theliterateleprechaun
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Veronica McCreedy is a grumpy octogenarian who lives alone on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland。 Just prior to her 85th birthday she finds her teenage diaries and realizes that in isolating herself she’s become someone she doesn’t recognize any longer。 In an attempt to pull herself out of a funk， she pulls out all the stops in locating any family that she may have。 Heartbreak at what she finds， she decides to leave her millions to the Antarctic penguins and sets off to Locket Island research facili Veronica McCreedy is a grumpy octogenarian who lives alone on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland。 Just prior to her 85th birthday she finds her teenage diaries and realizes that in isolating herself she’s become someone she doesn’t recognize any longer。 In an attempt to pull herself out of a funk， she pulls out all the stops in locating any family that she may have。 Heartbreak at what she finds， she decides to leave her millions to the Antarctic penguins and sets off to Locket Island research facility。 Prior writes to explore human’s ability to survive in the face of loss。 Told by Veronica and her grandson， Patrick， email correspondence and diary entries， this story focusses on the importance of family and the transformative power of love。 This light， optimistic tale will be sure to bring a smile to your face and induce laughter。 I absolutely loved Prior’s sense of humour and eagerly anticipate the sequel。 I highly recommend this novel。 。。。more
Rav E
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This is a cute ass book full of really nice redeeming characters and it makes u smile and cry and maybe it's a bit twee but its proper feelgood so it gets the benefit of the doubt。 Really impressed by the author， especially in her depiction of *SPOILER* the afterlife/death。 Anyway it's a really good book and it had me reading it in all my spare time， including while I was walking to the shops which is just a bit unnecessary u kno so it must be really good。 This is a cute ass book full of really nice redeeming characters and it makes u smile and cry and maybe it's a bit twee but its proper feelgood so it gets the benefit of the doubt。 Really impressed by the author， especially in her depiction of *SPOILER* the afterlife/death。 Anyway it's a really good book and it had me reading it in all my spare time， including while I was walking to the shops which is just a bit unnecessary u kno so it must be really good。 。。。more
Julie
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It’s rather slow moving and boring
Seonaid Beddows
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Such an easy and delightful read。 She brings the characters to life warts and all and although I found it quite predictable I loved all the back stories and interactions。 I'd Ike to think that if I make it to Veronica's age I'd be stubborn enough to set off on a huge adventure like that too。 Such an easy and delightful read。 She brings the characters to life warts and all and although I found it quite predictable I loved all the back stories and interactions。 I'd Ike to think that if I make it to Veronica's age I'd be stubborn enough to set off on a huge adventure like that too。 。。。more
Jo Yates
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Very amusing。 Lovely， sweet story。
June
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A wonderful bookAs this is a totally different book to my usual choice， I was immensely surprised to find how much I absolutely loved reading it。 The story line from human to penguin， really catches your attention。 I also like the ways in which the story line is weaved together and the descriptions in your minds eye become real。 A wonderful book。
Diane Murphy
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I really enjoyed this book。 It was a nice gentle easy to read story with lots of nice cute penguin passages。 I could just imagine reading this book on a cold winters day sat in front of a nice warm fire。
Stephanie Taylor
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Truly delightful！
Melanie’s reads
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This was September’s choice at Novels&Natter bookclub on Facebook。 I assumed it was going to be a nice easy read featuring cute penguins。 What I didn’t expect was that it wouldn’t be the penguins that captured my heart but a grumpy， stubborn octogenarian with a love of a glamorous handbag and not much else。Veronica is everything I never knew I needed in a protagonist， she has a fabulous inner dialogue which she tactfully changes when she opens her mouth。 After watching a wildlife documentary she This was September’s choice at Novels&Natter bookclub on Facebook。 I assumed it was going to be a nice easy read featuring cute penguins。 What I didn’t expect was that it wouldn’t be the penguins that captured my heart but a grumpy， stubborn octogenarian with a love of a glamorous handbag and not much else。Veronica is everything I never knew I needed in a protagonist， she has a fabulous inner dialogue which she tactfully changes when she opens her mouth。 After watching a wildlife documentary she decides on a whim she will leave her millions to a research centre studying Adélie penguins on Locket Island in Antarctica。 Only after she has visited to make sure they are worthy and ruled out having any living relatives though。Enter grandson Patrick， dope smoking， work shy and recently dumped he is everything Veronica abhors。 While Veronica is annoying everyone at the research centre Patrick is sent a box containing her personal journals and while Patrick may not like the present Veronica much he loves the teenage girl he reads about。This is where the book took a real turn for me， it became historical fiction and explored prisoners of war and the freedoms they had， sent to work in the countryside。 Veronica experiences some terrifying losses and you come to understand why she has built a hardness around her heart。The author writes with beautiful clarity from both an elderly woman and young adult male perspective。 The characters really make this book， from Eileen who regularly helps Veronica at home to the staff at the research centre。 All are slightly eccentric and absolutely wonderful。There is a clear message at the heart of this book about climate change and also a little romance， some funny moments and not forgetting some very cute penguins。 It really is something quite special。 。。。more
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