The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by:
Rachel Joyce (author)
When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking to...
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When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking to save someone else's life.
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Edition language: English
Read by Vincenza: The story flows wonderfully and, surprisingly, involves an actual pilgrimage as Harold decides to hand deliver the letter to his dying friend instead of posting it. It evokes Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales as he meets people along the way and tells a little of his tale and hears someth...