I have asked Eileen to refrain from humming. In order to read the article in the Scots Times, I require absolute peace and quiet. Now silenced, she continues to busy herself flicking dust around the mantelpiece...
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The Blurb
Still fiery and feisty at eighty-seven, Veronica McCreedy, the very first Penguin Ambassador, is determined to prove that nothing is impossible when you put your mind to it.
Eileen, Veronica’s ever-patient assistant, is content taking care of other people. But when a new adventure calls, it makes her question everything...
Ten-year-old, penguin-obsessed Daisy can’t wait to be reunited with Mrs McCreedy in her huge house by the sea for the school holidays.
When they discover that the local Sea Life Centre is under threat, the unlikely trio are determined to save it and the penguins that live there.
Inspired by the penguins and fuelled by Darjeeling tea and finger sandwiches, they embark on an epic fundraising walk. But soon, their mission becomes so much more and it might just lead each of them to a new beginning...
My Review
This book is the third in a trilogy, which you may think is a strange point to begin reading. I have had my eye on the first two books in the series, How the Penguins Saved Veronica and Call of the Penguins for some time. I know you all understand how difficult it is to find time to read all of the books that we would like to and so I never got to the first two in the series. When I was offered a place on the blog tour for this final book in the series I thought I would jump in.
To be honest, not having read the first two did not impede my enjoyment of this final book in any way. I fell in love with Veronica, Eileen and Daisy; three unrelated women from three generations and they were all wonderful in their own way.
I enjoyed the easy narrative of this book. It was perfect to snuggle up with in the evenings and to lose myself in the world of the three characters.
The author must have undertaken extensive research in order to write this book. She understands and portrays the need to be concerned about climate change, and it's effect on the world around us. This book is largely about conservation needs and the necessity of us all addressing them. It reads in a very lighthearted way but conveys an important message.
However, the book is also about friendship and love. It was delightful to read of the blossoming romance between two characters in the book. I am not going to reveal who. You will have to read the book to discover this for yourself.
This was a wonderfully heartwarming book which I highly recommend.
Book Details
ISBN: 978 1804993330
Publisher: Penguin
Formats: e-book, audio and paperback
No. of Pages: 448 (paperback)
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About the Author
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, the #1 ebook and audiobook bestseller Away with the Penguins and its follow-up, Call of the Penguins. Gone with
the Penguins is her fifth novel.
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