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Gone with the Penguins
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  • Published: 7 January 2025
  • ISBN: 9781804993330
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $22.99

Gone with the Penguins

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Paperback
7 Jan 2025
EBook
7 Nov 2024
Audiobook
12 Sept 2024
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A delightfully feel-good new novel from the No.1 bestseller and R&J selected author of Away With the Penguins. Perfect for fans of uplifting fiction from authors such as Sally Page and Cathy Bramley.

From the No.1 bestselling author of Away with the Penguins comes the heart-warming and charming final chapter of Veronica McCreedy's story.

\"Emperor penguins defy the odds, and I shall too.\"

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...
  • Published: 7 January 2025
  • ISBN: 9781804993330
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $22.99
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About the author

Hazel Prior

HAZEL PRIOR lives on Exmoor with her husband and a huge ginger cat. As well as writing, she works as a freelance harpist. Her wonderful debut novel, Ellie and the Harp-Maker, is now available in paperback.

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Also by Hazel Prior

Life and Otter Miracles
Call of the Penguins
Away with the Penguins
Ellie and the Harpmaker
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Praise for Gone with the Penguins

This gorgeous book has everything! Mysteries, misunderstandings, arguments, reconciliations, kindness, love and lots of PENGUINS!

Clare Pooley, author of The Authenticity Project

The perfect fireside read. Veronica McCreedy will capture your heart.

Trisha Ashley, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wedding Dress Repair Shop

Beautifully written by a born storyteller.

Lorraine Kelly

Call of the Penguins sparkles with wit, courage and kindness. This is a heart-warming journey into the highs and lows of human nature. I loved it!

Celia Anderson, author of 59 Memory Lane

Vivid and very real . . . Packed full of humanity

Sally Page, bestselling author of The Keeper of Stories

Uplifting, heartwarming and wonderful, an utterly charming story - I loved it! Another gorgeous book from Hazel Prior to lose yourself in!

Faith Hogan, author of The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club

The final outing for Hazel Prior's redoubtable and wonderfully quirky heroine, Veronica McCreedy, is just as heart-warming and original as her previous books. An absolute delight from start to finish.

Trisha Ashley

This book is GORGEOUS! It brings happiness.

Tracy Rees

Another glorious triumph from Prior. The characters - human and penguin - felt like friends and the ending was everything I could have wanted. Moving and gripping, it's a read to savour. Prior's beautifully descriptive, confident prose leads you on an epic adventure with Veronica, Eileen and Daisy. A novel full of hope, full of humour, and a sharp reminder that we need to take action to protect the things we love. Be more Veronica McCreedy!

Samantha Tonge

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