The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

by Joyce, Rachel
ISBN: 9780385686402
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  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Joyce, Rachel
  • ISBN: 9780385686402
  • Condition: Used
  • Number Of Pages: 384
  • Publication Year: 2015
Language: English

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  • Thoughtful, entertaining, emotional.

    Elizabeth S. - 2 years 1 month ago

    Harold and Maureen Fry's marriage is in dire straits. Harold is recently retired and spends his days bored. Maureen is unhappy and her communication is limited to snapping and sighing. One day, Harold leaves the house to post a letter in the mailbox. Then he decides he'll just walk to the next post office and then the next. With nothing but the clothes on his back, Harold decides he'll set out to walk 500 miles across England to hand deliver the letter. Along the way, Harold encounters several people who help him discover that he is not alone in his grief or in his struggle to find meaning. Rachel Joyce does this skillfully, as nothing is overwrought or oversimplified. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is an unforgettable debut novel full of wisdom, emotion and poignancy. Do yourself a favor and take the walk with Harold . . . it's a sweet journey of a book.

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  • Beautifully told story of an older man on a quest.

    Lee C. - 6 years 1 month ago

    A beautifully lyrical story of a retired British man that starts walking across the country to visit an old acquaintance after receiving a postcard telling him she is dying of cancer. He performed a kindness for her many years before and she has never forgotten it. His trip starts as a walk to the mailbox and just keeps going, attracting a group of curious characters and eventually the media. Has some of the feel of "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society".

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