The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
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)NOW A MUSICAL AND 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.
Rachel Joyce is the author of The Unexpected Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Perfect, which were both Sunday Times and international blockbusters. Harold Fry's Odd Journey was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Award and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and it has been translated into 36 languages. In December 2012, Rachel Joyce was named the Specsavers National Book Awards New Writer of the Year. She's also the author of A Faraway Scent of Lemon, a digital short tale, and the award-winning author of over thirty original lunchtime plays and classic adaptations for BBC Radio 4. Rachel Joyce lives in Gloucestershire with her family.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780812983456 |
| ISBN 10 | 0812983459 |
| Title | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry |
| Author | Rachel Joyce |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2013-03-26 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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