Deze serie volgt de onvergetelijke 85-jarige Veronica McCreedy terwijl ze onverwachte avonturen aangaat die haar eenzame leven transformeren. Ondanks haar leeftijd en gevestigde routines ontdekt Veronica dat het nooit te laat is voor een nieuw begin en betekenisvolle verbindingen. De verhalen zitten vol humor, aangrijpende momenten en vieren veerkracht en het streven naar zingeving. Lezers zullen geboeid zijn door deze unieke heldin en haar hartverwarmende reis.
AS HEARD ON THE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB'This year's Eleanor Oliphant . today Veronica is going to make a decision that will change all of this. Readers are falling in love with Away with the Penguins:'Without a doubt the most delightful, joyous and uplifting book I've read so far this year .
Meet the heroine everyone's talking about . . . Fiercely resilient and impeccably dressed, Veronica McCreedy has lived an incredible 87 years. Most of them alone, in her huge house by the sea. But Veronica has recently discovered a late-life love for family and friendship, adventure and wildlife. More specifically, a love for penguins! And so when she's invited to co- present a wildlife documentary, far away in the southern hemisphere, she jumps at the chance. Even though it will put her in the spotlight, just when she thought she would soon fade into the wings. Perhaps it's never too late to shine?