Away with the Penguins
- Author Hazel Prior
- Narrator Nigel Pilkington, Nicolette McKenzie, Ayoola Smart
- Publisher Transworld
- Publish Date 1 January 1970
- Run Time 10 hours and 26 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: Environmental issues, Narrative theme: Sense of place.
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What to expect
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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
Critics Review
This year’s Eleanor Oliphant . . . Funny, bittersweet and wholly original.
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