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Away with the Penguins

The heartwarming and uplifting Richard & Judy Book Club pick

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Away with the Penguins

著者: Hazel Prior
ナレーター: Nigel Pilkington, Nicolette McKenzie, Ayoola Smart
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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.’

© Hazel Prior 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

ユーモア・風刺文学・フィクション 動物 大衆小説 女性文学 家庭生活 田舎町・農村
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This year's Eleanor Oliphant . . . Funny, bittersweet and wholly original.
A glorious, life-affirming story. I read it in a day. I’m going to buy it for so many people this year!
I love this gorgeous book. Unflinching, stubborn, funny and moving, Veronica is an unlikely heroine who will sneak in and capture your heart.
A warm and witty journey of self-discovery. Prior proves that it’s never too late to become the person you were meant to be.
A warm-hearted and life-affirming tale about ageing, human kindness, old-fashioned values and protecting our planet.
A touching, uplifting tale.
Love is not simple; it is the most complex of all the experiences we encounter. Caring for an orphaned penguin liberates the love Veronica had withheld for decades. At the age of eighty-six, the world is all at once at her feet. I commend this novel as a work of art, written in a prose so fluent that it all but reads itself to you. And the creation of the character of Veronica, just by itself, deserves high praise.
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