The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry

by Rachel Joyce
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry, Rachel Joyce

The critically acclaimed, Sunday Times and international bestseller, long-listed for the Man Booker Prize 2012: 'A magical, moving and uplifting tale about a man's journey across England and into his own heart.' - Deborah Moggach.

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    ISBN: 9780552778091
    Published: 04/01/2013
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    Extent: 368 pages
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When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving 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.

'The odyssey of a simple man, original, subtle and touching'. - Claire Tomalin

'From the moment I met Harold Fry, I didn't want to leave him. Impossible to put down.' - Erica Wagner, The Times

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"Wonderful" - Deborah Orr, Guardian

"At times almost unbearably moving." - Sunday Times

"A brilliant and charming novel: full of comic panache yet acute and poignant." - Spectator

"a gorgeously poignant novel of hope and transformation" - Oprah Magazine

"The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a funny book, a wise book, a charming book – but never cloying. It’s a book with a savage twist, and yet never seems manipulative. Perhaps because Harold himself is just wonderful...This book may follow a pattern set by another radio dramatist-turned-novelist, David Nicholls, whose One Day has now sold more than a million copies and been made into a successful film simply because one reader said to another ‘I love this book’ over and over again. So I’m telling you now: I love this book." - Erica Wagner, The Times

"Life-affirming delight. A comic pleasure." - Woman and Home

"A tender, funny debut about second chances and regained love as a man takes to the road on an unusual quest." - Marie Claire

"The odyssey of a simple man, original, subtle and touching." - Claire Tomalin

"Compelling and truly wonderful. It made me laugh out loud at times and brought tears to my eyes. There are sentences that are just brilliant and well observed." - David Headley, Goldsboro Bookshop

"I was completely blown away. I thought I was about to read a comic novel but what can I say - it was indeed funny, but tender, ironic and deeply moving, a really wonderful book." - Pat Abrehard, Harbour Bookshop, Kingsbridge, Devon

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    Nicky

    February 2013

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    A great story, I enjoyed the journey and it made me feel like "if Harold can do that then I can do anything". Inspiring and heartwarming. There is a very unexpected twist thrown in. Plenty of moments of joy and equally a few moments of sadness, and you may even find youself yelling at the book "No Harold, you can't!" I have recommended this to lots of people, and will continue to. Well done to Rachel Joyce for creating such a compelling read!!

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    Marthie

    February 2013

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    A heartwarming story, deceptively simple and gentle, that will stay in your mind for a long time afterwards. Harold is not a man given to heroics or grand actions, but when he gets the news that an old friend is dying of cancer, it somehow moves him to a journey he would never have thought himself capable of doing. We go with Harold on his journey through the country and the journey through his life, and we end up loving him!