The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by:
Rachel Joyce (author)
Book DescriptionA tender, quietly comic, heartstopping and very British coming of (old) age novel from a powerful new voice in fiction.Product DescriptionWhen Harold Fry leaves home one morning to post a letter, with his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one...
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Book DescriptionA tender, quietly comic, heartstopping and very British coming of (old) age novel from a powerful new voice in fiction.Product DescriptionWhen Harold Fry leaves home one morning to post a letter, with his wife hoovering 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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Format: kindle
ASIN: B006TF6WAM
Publisher: Transworld Digital
Pages no: 297
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Drama,
Contemporary
Although I wasn't sure about this book when I was assigned it as a responsibility for the adult version of "Battle of the Books," I found myself oddly struck by its realness. Although Harold is portrayed as an awkward guy, he is remarkably humble, and many of his stories of inadequacy, heartbreak, a...
I loved this book. I got so caught up in Harold's journey to save Queenie. I got angry when others wanted to join his journey. I liked that both Harold and Maureen had to look at themselves and their marriage while Harold was on his walk. Seeing them look honestly at their marriage especially their ...
Quite a story!I can definitely see why this book is a favorite for many. Told with many intricacies, that have you mind-bent at times.Was the journey Harold took crazy? You're damn skippy. Was it worth it? It definitely was. Even if it stopped being about what it was in the first place.I got nothing...
I had this one sitting on my TBR for quite some time. I'm glad I finally picked it up, because it was all worth it in the end. "Recently retired, sweet, emotionally numb Harold Fry is jolted out of his passivity by a letter from Queenie Hennessy, an old friend, who he hasn't heard from in twenty...
Harold Fry, recently retired, receive a letter from a former colleague and friend who's now in a hospice dying from cancer. While he at first only plans to post a card with his support, he ends up walking all across England to visit her. Like a modern pilgrimage. This was one of these books that k...
9 years ago
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