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ISBN: 0812983459

ISBN13: 9780812983456

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Name: a delightful tale
Item: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rating: 5
Author: Georgia Duncan

(Book #1 in the Harold Fry Series)

by Rachel Joyce

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Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Joyce's beguiling debut is [a] modest-seeming story of 'ordinary' English lives that enthralls and moves you as it unfolds."--People (four stars)

IN DEVELOPMENT AS A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST

Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning a letter arrives, addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl, from a woman he hasn't heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye. But before Harold mails off a quick reply, a chance encounter convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. In his yachting shoes and light coat, Harold Fry embarks on an urgent quest. Determined to walk six hundred miles to the hospice, Harold believes that as long as he walks, Queenie will live. A novel of charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all bury deep within our hearts, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry introduces Rachel Joyce as a wise--and utterly irresistible--storyteller.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0812983459

ISBN13:9780812983456

Release Date:March 2013

Publisher:Random House Trade

Length:384 Pages

Weight:0.68 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Related Subjects

British & Irish Contemporary Contemporary Women Domestic Life Fiction Humor Humor & Satire Literary Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction

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Revelations While Traveling with Harold

Published by Jerri Jarvis , 2 months ago

This was a 4 -1/2 star rounded up, as I so empathized with both the characters Harold and Maureen. At the beginning I quickly lost my patience with both of them. But as Harold's journey continued, along with their back stories, I really came to care about both of them. I honestly hated it when the fellow pilgrims and the media took over for awhile, just like I do in real life. I know this kept the story honest, I just resented that all that had to be included, and the despair it ending up causing Harold. I had a sense for some of what was coming for the conclusion, but I still broke down in tears several times, another reason I rounded up the stars.

a delightful tale

Published by Georgia Duncan , 5 years ago

I am 50 pages into the book and I'm just loving it. I smile or laugh often as I read.

Sweet story w/ an unlikely hero

Published by Casey , 5 years ago

Much like Forrest Gump, a man up and goes on a pilgrimage and meets many interesting characters along the way.