The release date for the English version of 'How the Penguins Saved Veronica' by
Hazel Prior is Jun 2020. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
In this rich, endearing novel from the celebrated author of Ellie and the Harpmaker, an eccentric but endearing elderly lady, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins demonstrate that it's never too late to be the person you want to be.
Veronica McCreedy, 85, is looking for a worthy charity to donate her riches to. She is not close to her family. She informs the scientists she is visiting after seeing a documentary on penguin research in Antarctica, and she won't accept no for an answer. She persuades the hesitant group to save an abandoned baby penguin not long after they arrive. As he integrates into base life, Veronica's formerly closed heart begins to open.
Patrick, her grandson, travels to Antarctica in an effort to spend as much time as possible with his grandma. Veronica, Patrick, and even the scientists discover the meaning of family, love, and connection together.