‘Death and the Penguin’ by Andrey Kurkov

This was a recommended by someone a while back, then it appeared on ‘Between the Covers’ on BBC2, so thought it was about time I gave it a read.

This story follows Viktor, an aspiring writer in Ukraine. He wants to write novels but ends up writing obituaries. He also has a penguin! He rescued it from a zoo when they couldn’t afford to feed it.

It takes a while, but he eventually realises he has been drawn into a world of politics and mafia. Viktor’s relationship with Misha, his penguin, is seemingly weird, but fascinating.

Good little novel – well worth a read.

Garden circuits.

5 stations:

• Triceps – Dips/Rows
• Abs/Core – Sit-ups/Bicycle Legs
• Biceps – Curls
• Legs – Squats/Lunges
• Shoulders – Shoulder Presses

45 secs on each exercise. 15 secs rest.

Done before 10am. Nice.