Call of the Penguins: The new heartwarming story from the No.1 bestselling author of Away with the Penguins

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However, Patrick's paranoia and insecurities sees him break off his relationship with Terry, and head to Vancouver, Canada, to find out more about his father, Veronica's son, Enzo, who had been given away as a baby by a nunnery. If you adore penguins as much as I do, you will appreciate the central focus on the wide variety of penguins covered in this novel and the humans who love them too.

But when she is invited by wild life presenter Sir Robert Saddlebow to co-host a documentary program on seabirds, she jumps at the chance of a new adventure. I loved Hazel Prior's first book featuring Veronica McCreedy ( Away with the Penguins and it was one I recommended to lots of people.It’s heartwarming and thought provoking, I daresay it follows a predictable path but it’s none the worse for that!

Veronica and Daisy are at opposite ends of the age spectrum and both are delightfully captivating and enchanting, I love Veronica’s ‘old fashioned’ voice and turns of phrase and admirable values which charm the reader. Those without challenges are ignored, or perhaps left out for the next installment of how to be miserable and probably lost to the world. You might know that Hazel’s first book was Ellie and the Harpmaker, and that she also works as a freelance harpist – it was so lovely (and particularly impressive) to hear her reading from all three books to her own harp accompaniment, a thoroughly enjoyable event. Patrick had seemed to find his niche in life, the penguin station had funds from Veronica so, Veronica could relax knowing that she had ‘lived the dream’. After getting to know the wonderful characters in the prequel, settling down with them again was like visiting old friends.Penguins bring Veronica great joy as does Daisy, a nine-year-old family friend, wise beyond her years and it was this relationship, more than any of the others in the book, that I found most poignant. And, of course-the Penguins are being observed in their natural habitats where not all are lucky enough to survive although nothing written is gratuitous.