Away with the Penguins

Curl up with the heatwarming, feel-good book club read from Sunday Times bestselling author, Hazel Prior - recommended by the Richard & Judy book club and BBC Radio 2 Book Club!

'Unflinching, stubborn, funny and moving, Veronica is an unlikely heroine who will sneak in and capture your heart' Trisha Ashley, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wedding Dress Repair Shop

'A glorious, life-affirming story. I read it in a day' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of Other People's Houses

'Funny, bittersweet and wholly original' Daily Express

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 are falling in love with Away with the Penguins:

'Delightfully quirky, extraordinarily charming and tremendously uplifting' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'I sat cozied up with a cup of tea, read it in one day and finished with a lovely, warm feeling inside, having got to know all the characters in the book and lived through the events with them' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Without a doubt the most delightful, joyous and uplifting book I've read so far this year . . . be prepared to fall in love' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'A gloriously quirky and life affirming story of hope'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Oh how I loved this absolute gem of a book. Both heartbreaking and heartwarming' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

*Spend Christmas with Mrs McCreedy and the penguins in an exclusive festive short story, Mrs McCreedy's Christmas, included only in this ebook edition!*