Cette série suit l'inoubliable Veronica McCreedy, âgée de 85 ans, alors qu'elle se lance dans des aventures inattendues qui transforment sa vie solitaire. Malgré son âge et ses routines établies, Veronica découvre qu'il n'est jamais trop tard pour prendre un nouveau départ et tisser des liens significatifs. Les récits sont empreints d'esprit, de moments poignants, et célèbrent la résilience et la quête de sens. Les lecteurs seront captivés par cette héroïne unique et son parcours réconfortant.
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?