EPISODE · Jun 16, 2020 · 10 MIN
How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
from Download Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary Women · host Rosemary Okuneva
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How the Penguins Saved Veronica Author: Hazel Prior Narrator: Helen Lloyd, Mandy Williams, Andrew Fallaize Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 16, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.69 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.57 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 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 family and wants to find a worthwhile cause to leave her fortune to. When she sees a documentary about penguins being studied in Antarctica, she tells the scientists she’s coming to visit—and won’t take no for an answer. Shortly after arriving, she convinces the reluctant team to rescue an orphaned baby penguin. He becomes part of life at the base, and Veronica's closed heart starts to open. Her grandson, Patrick, comes to Antarctica to make one last attempt to get to know his grandmother. Together, Veronica, Patrick, and even the scientists learn what family, love, and connection are all about.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How the Penguins Saved Veronica Author: Hazel Prior Narrator: Helen Lloyd, Mandy Williams, Andrew Fallaize Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 16, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.69 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.57 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 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 family and wants to find a worthwhile cause to leave her fortune to. When she sees a documentary about penguins being studied in Antarctica, she tells the scientists she’s coming to visit—and won’t take no for an answer. Shortly after arriving, she convinces the reluctant team to rescue an orphaned baby penguin. He becomes part of life at the base, and Veronica's closed heart starts to open. Her grandson, Patrick, comes to Antarctica to make one last attempt to get to know his grandmother. Together, Veronica, Patrick, and even the scientists learn what family, love, and connection are all about.
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