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Meet Heather Duroc, an extraordinary pig, and her best friend Isla, a girl so special Heather will travel hundreds of miles to find her . . .
There are two things in the world that make Heather happiest - apples and hanging out with her best friend, Isla. Life on the farm in Scotland is peaceful, just the way Heather likes it. But when disaster strikes and the farm has to me sold, everything changes. Isla and her father move to London, leaving girl and pig miles apart and both utterly miserable.
Then one day Heather has her photograph taken and accidentally becomes a national celebrity becomes a national celebrity. Fame, fortune and London awaits. With only a drawing from Isla, a dream of escape and her own pigheadedness, Heather sets out to find her best friend.
It shouldn't be hard. After all, how many girls with freckles can there be in London?
About the author
Harry Oulton has worked for Eurodisney in Spain, Coca Cola in Mexico, made television programmes for both the BBC and ITV, and worked in a factory putting sticky labels on boxes. Now he's very happily writing children's books and lives in North London with his wife and three children. Visit Harry at www.harryoulton.co.uk or on Twitter: @HarryOulton1.
Summary
An inspiring tale of courage, friendship and, above all, apples!
Heather's best friend is a girl called Isla, who lives with her dad on a farm in Scotland. Their idyllic life together is shattered when a thunderstorm destroys everything and forces Isla's dad to sell up and move to London - leaving Isla and Heather miles apart and utterly miserable.
Then fate intervenes, turning Heather from an everyday pig into a national celebrity, and catapulting her to fame, fortune and, most excitingly of all . . . London.
Armed only with her own pig-headedness, Heather embarks on a quest to track down her best friend. After all, how many girls with freckles can there be in London?
Foreword
An inspiring tale of courage, friendship and, above all, apples
