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ShortBookandScribes Q&A with Katy Regan To Celebrate Paperback Publication of How To Find Your Way Home

Posted on 5th January 2023 By Nicola

Today, to celebrate paperback publication day, I’m delighted to be sharing a Q&A with Katy Regan, author of How To Find Your Way Home. This […]

Q&A

ShortBookandScribes – Q&As with Joy Ellis, Author of The Patient Man and Jasper Joffe of Joffe Books, Ahead of the British Book Awards

Posted on 29th April 2021 By Nicola

I’m delighted to welcome Joy Ellis and Jasper Joffe to my blog today. Jasper is the founder of Joffe Books which has been shortlisted for […]

Q&A

ShortBookandScribes #PublicationDay #QandA with Maggie Mason, Author of The Halfpenny Girls

Posted on 1st April 2021 By Nicola

I’m delighted to have a Q&A with one of my favourite saga writers to share with you today. Maggie Mason’s new book, The Halfpenny Girls, […]

Q&A

ShortBookandScribes #QandA with Damyanti Biswas, Author of You Beneath Your Skin #YouBeneathYourSkin

Posted on 9th August 2020 By Nicola

I’m so pleased to be welcoming Damyanti Biswas to Short Book and Scribes today. I asked Damyanti some questions about her writing and you can […]

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ShortBookandScribes #QandA with Linda Gillard, Author of Hidden

Posted on 4th March 2020 By Nicola

I’m truly delighted to welcome Linda Gillard to Short Book and Scribes today. I’ve long been a fan of her books. The first one I […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #Interview with William Fagus, Author of The Purple-Bellied Parrot #RandomThingsTours

Posted on 12th November 2019 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Purple-Bellied Parrot by William Fagus. I have an interview with the author to share with […]

Blog Tour, Q&A

ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #Q&A with Romola Farr, Author of Bridge to Eternity @rararesources

Posted on 23rd September 2019 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Bridge to Eternity by Romola Farr. I have an author supplied Q&A for you to enjoy […]

Blog Tour, Q&A

ShortBookandScribes #PublicationDay #Extract from Wartime Sweethearts by Lola Jaye + Author #QandA @LolaJaye @EburyPublishing

Posted on 18th April 2019 By Nicola

Happy Publication Day, Lola!!! Oh, how I wish I could have fitted in a read of this book as it sounds right up my street. […]

Extracts, Q&A

ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #QandA – The Eyes That Look by Julia Grigg @JuliaGrigg @Bookollective

Posted on 15th October 2018 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Eyes That Look by Julia Grigg. I’m delighted to be sharing a Q&A with Julia […]

Blog Tour, Q&A

ShortBookandScribes #QandA with Rebecca Howie @RebeccaH2016

Posted on 30th August 2018 By Nicola

I’m delighted to welcome Rebecca Howie to my blog today with a Q&A. She’s the author of the Sam Beckett Mysteries of which there are […]

Q&A

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I loved Away With the Penguins, the first story to feature Veronica McCreedy and her adventures with penguins, so I was really looking forward to reading the sequel, Call of the Penguins, in which Veronica has even more adventures with penguins.
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This time she’s not going to Antarctica but to the Falkland Islands to make a television programme with Sir Robert Saddlebow, the fictional equivalent of Sir David Attenborough. She takes Daisy with her, the young daughter of her grandson’s friend, and it’s quite a trip for both of them. Throw into the mix Patrick, Veronica’s grandson, and his girlfriend, Terry, who live and work together on Locket Island, the scene of Veronica’s original encounter with penguins, plus Eileen, Veronica’s long-suffering housekeeper, and all the cast are back together. It’s by no means an easy time for any of them but this is ultimately feel-good fiction and it was an absolute delight to read.
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