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Brought to you by Penguin. 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...

Brought to you by Penguin. 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...

Brought to you by Penguin. Veronica McCreedy returns in the delightfully feel-good new novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Away with the Penguins - sure to become a firm favourite with readers! Meet the heroine everyone's talking about . . . Fiercely resilient and impeccably dressed...

Brought to you by Penguin. 19-year-old Phoebe and her courier father Al have recently moved to Devon, to a small cottage with a river at the end of the garden. Struggling with her health, Phoebe doesn't go out much these days. Instead, she spends her time playing detective - trying to deduce...

Brought to you by Penguin. A poignant, feel good debut about a man who gives a stranger a harp, and inadvertently gives them both a second chance at life... 'Perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Uplifting and full of heart, and I couldn't put it down!' JO THOMAS MEET ELLIE...

From the bestselling author of Richard & Judy's pick Away with the Penguins comes this heart-warming and hopeful story about the healing power of nature and reading. Hope is written in the trees . . . In a quiet corner of Somerset there is a woodland where every tree tells a story. For Leo...

A curmudgeonly but charming old woman, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins proves it's never too late to be the person you want to be in this rich, heartwarming story from the acclaimed author of Ellie and the Harpmaker. Eighty-five-year-old Veronica McCreedy is estranged from her...

Veronica McCreedy ha quasi novant'anni e vive da sola da molti anni in una grande casa affacciata sul mare. Durante il giorno è facile incontrarla mentre raccoglie rifiuti sulla spiaggia, imprecando contro chi li ha abbandonati. Dice sempre di avere una memoria di ferro, ma a volte le capita di passare ore a cercare gli occhiali, sicura che qualcuno glieli abbia spostati. Ma qualcuno chi? Forse la povera Eileen, la donna che si occupa della casa e che ogni tanto deve sopportare i suoi rimproveri.

Gamle McCreedy kan ikke modstå eventyrets fristelser … 9-årige Daisy og næsten 90-årige Veronica er et umage vennepar. Den særdeles selvstændige og altid ulasteligt klædte Veronica har haft 87 utrolige år. De fleste af dem har hun tilbragt alene i sit store hus ved havet. Men da den...

Veronica McCreedy skal snart af sted på sit livs rejse …

Veronica McCreedy bor på et herresæde ved havet. Hun elsker at drikke en dejlig kop Darjeeling-te, mens hun ser et godt naturprogram i tv. Og hun ses aldrig uden sin rubinrøde læbestift.

Men for tiden ses Veronica sjældent af nogen, for i en alder af 85 tilbringer hun de fleste dage derhjemme. Alene.

Die 85-jährige Veronica McCreedy lebt entfremdet von ihrer Familie in einem großen Anwesen an der schottischen Küste. In letzter Zeit fragt sich die rüstige alte Dame oft, was sie noch mit ihrem Leben - und ihrem Vermögen - anfangen soll. Als sie eines Abends im Fernsehen eine Sendung über eine Kolonie bedrohter Kaiserpinguine in der Antarktis sieht, ist Veronica zutiefst beeindruckt und fasst einen tollkühnen Plan: Sie wird den Pinguinen in der Antarktis einen Besuch abstatten.

Ellie, Hausfrau, leidenschaftliche Spaziergängerin und Hobby-Poetin, stößt bei einem ihrer Streifzüge durch das Exmoor auf eine Scheune voller Harfen. Dort lebt und arbeitet Dan. Harfen zu bauen ist seine große Leidenschaft. Er liebt es, sich ganz dem Bau dieser Instrumente zu widmen und mit sich und der Welt alleine zu sein. Denn Menschen sind ihm oft ein Rätsel. Doch Ellie mag er auf Anhieb, weshalb er ihr spontan eine Harfe schenkt. Kurze Zeit später steht sie wieder vor seiner Tür. Sie könne das Geschenk nicht annehmen.

Nede ved floden er Phoebe Featherstone på vej til at gøre en opdagelse, der vil forandre hendes liv. Kloge, nysgerrige Phoebe er ikke i stand til at bevæge sig ret meget ud, men hun har en særlig evne til at afsløre sine naboers hemmeligheder ved at undersøge de forsendelser, som pakkebuddet Al, hendes far, bringer ud. Da de opdager en forladt babyodder på flodbredden, må Phoebe lade sit trygge liv bag sig – og hun oplever en uventet følelse af glæde, som hun ikke har mærket i meget lang tid. Phoebe indser snart, at der er noget galt på det lokale odderinternat.

A rich, heartwarming and charming debut novel that reminds us that sometimes you find love in the most unexpected places. Dan Hollis lives a happy, solitary life carving exquisite Celtic harps in his barn in the countryside of the English moors. Here he can be himself, away from social...