I am absolutely gutted to report that I was left feeling a little disappointed with this as a sequel.

The thematic exploration of adventure and the pursuit of passions resonates strongly throughout the novel. Patrick , Veronica's grandson, having broken up with Terry and having quit his work with Terry and her team in Antarctica is on a quest to find out as much as possible about his late father - a quest Veronica supports, wanting to know more about her long lost son who was who had been forcibly taken away from her as an infant and given up for adoption.

I love Veronica’s zest for life and how she can’t help but interfere and give her opinion on everything.

Patrick has fitted in well in his role at Locket Island in the Antarctic with its Adelie penguins, where one of them, Pip, continues to hold a special place in all their hearts. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Whenever she felt ill during her cancer treatment, Veronica would tell her to ‘Remember the Penguins’. While undergoing treatment for cancer, Daisy followed Veronica on the Locket Island blog and fell in love with baby penguin Pip. I'm not sure what it is except maybe a hastily flung together book pushed on by the success of the first one.I must admit I worried a bit about Veronica and Daisy flying all over the world, but this didn’t seem to faze this intrepid pair!

She takes Daisy with her, the young daughter of her grandson's friend, and it's quite a trip for both of them. The lovely previous book 'Away With the Penguins' ( also published with the alternate title 'How the Penguins Saved Veronica) is one of my favourites. romance, family history, genealogy, dark secrets, mystery, misunderstandings, emotions on edge, temper flair-ups, kindness, adventure, excitement, a tangled family tree, illness and love of penguins.Having read Away with the Penguins last year and thoroughly enjoyed it, I wasn't sure how good this follow up would be - how wrong was I?