The Penguin Lessons
- Author Tom Michell
- Narrator Bill Nighy
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date 5 November 2015
- Run Time 6 hours and 3 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Birds, including cage birds, as pets, Memoirs, Travel writing, True stories: general.
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NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING STEVE COOGAN AND JONATHAN PRYCE
THIS IS THE TRUE STORY OF THE UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN A FLIGHTLESS BIRD AND A TEACHER OUT OF HIS DEPTH . . .
Tom Michell is in his roaring twenties: single, free-spirited and seeking adventure. He has a plane ticket to South America, a teaching position in a prestigious Argentine boarding school, and endless summer holidays.
What he doesn't need is a pet. What he really doesn't need is a pet penguin.
But while on holiday in Uruguay he spots a penguin struggling in an oil slick and knows he has to help. And then the penguin refuses to leave his side . . .
Clearly Tom has no choice but to smuggle it across the border, through customs, and back to school. He names him Juan Salvador.
Whether it's as the rugby team's mascot, the housekeeper's confidant, the host at Tom's parties or the most flamboyant swimming coach in world history, Juan Salvador transforms the lives of all he meets - including Tom, who discovers a compadre like no other . . .
AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 2
'A much-beloved tale about a much-beloved bird . . . Heart-warmingly eccentric' Guardian
'So touching that I didn't want it to end. I really loved this book' Michael Bond, creator of Paddington
'Charming' Daily Mail
'One of the most touching tales we've read all year' Heat
© Tom Michell 2015 (P) Penguin Audio 2015
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| Author | Tom Michell |
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| Narrator | Bill Nighy |
| Duration | 6 hours and 3 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9781405924443 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Genre | Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Birds, including cage birds, as pets, Memoirs, Travel writing, True stories: general |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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