The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELER - Rachel] 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 BOKER PRIZE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POSTMeet Harold Fry, a recently retired man who lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who appears disturbed by practically everything he doesLittle distinguishes one day from the nextUntil one morning, when a letter arrives, written to Harold in a shaky scribble, from a woman he hasn't heard from in twenty yearsQueenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbyeBut before Harold ships off a
Praise for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold FryA] gorgeously poignant novel of hope and transformation--O: The Oprah Magazine
A cause for celebration Joyce] has a lovely sense of the possibilities of redemptionIn this bravely unpretentious and unsentimental take, she's cleared space where miracles are still possible--Ron Charles, The Washington Post The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is not just a book about lost loveIt is about all the wonderful everyday things Harold discovers through the mere process of putting one foot in front of the other--Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Rachel Joyce is the author of the Sunday Times and international bestsellers The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Perfect. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and has been translated into thirty-six languages. Joyce was named the Specsavers National Book Awards New Writer of the Year in 2012. She is also the author of The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, The Music Shop, and the digital short story A Faraway Smell of Lemon and is the award-winning writer of more than thirty original afternoon plays and classic adaptations for BBC Radio 4. Rachel Joyce lives with her family in Gloucestershire.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780385677691 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385677693 |
| Title | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry |
| Author | Rachel Joyce |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bond Street Books |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |