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Veronica doesn't have family or friends nearby. Not that she knows about, anyway . . . And she has no idea where she's going to leave her considerable wealth when she dies. She was a bit unlikable at first and I was....frustrated by her actions but the ending turned things around beautifully for me.
Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior | Waterstones
Do you believe it is right to let nature take its course, or should we be allowed to intervene where we can? she proposes to go on a trip for 3 weeks, ignoring everyone's advice to cancel it due to the harsh conditions. It was a short boat ride to Isla Martillo and we were reminded of the rules: don’t get too close to the penguins; don’t feed the penguins; don’t touch the penguins; don’t steal the penguins; don’t take anything from the island. We weren’t permitted to go within three metres of the penguins but, if they came to us, we were to keep whatever distance we could so as not to stress them out. A final quip of “control your emotions” from the boat’s captain was most likely directed at us following our visible joy at seeing a large colony of penguins gathered on the beach as we approached the island. Within minutes, we were standing on the beach with them. A note for animal lovers: There is one brief scene of bird-on-penguin violence that may be disturbing. Elderly Veronica McCreedy is such a grumpy but charming 85 year old lady who soon becomes enthused into visiting a scientific study of penguins in Antarctic having watched a documentary about them on TV.Eileen the lady who comes daily to take care of her has her work cut out because Veronica is not a people person. There were some themes that had the potential to be explored in much greater depth that were just skirted over. courtesy Penguin Random House) If really good sci-fi is all about to taking a great big, long, hard look at the dark soul of humanity, and the best of it is, then Voyaging Vol. 1 – The Plague Star by George R R Martin with art and adaptation by Raya Continue Reading
Away with the Penguins- Book Summary - Samy Reads Away with the Penguins- Book Summary - Samy Reads
Magellanic penguins are curious little critters. As we made our way around the nests, they were as interested in looking at us as we were at them. Their little heads tilted to the left and to the right as they peered at us with first one eye and then the other. It was cute to watch, especially when the babies joined the dance.
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Veronica McCreedy, at age 85, spends her days mostly alone, in her mansion in Scotland by the sea. She has no family. No friends. The only human interaction Veronica has in her life is with her personal assistant, Eileen, and a gardener who tends to the grounds of her mansion. She is the quintessential lonely, grumpy curmudgeon.
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