The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce
ISBN: | 9787550213524 |
Publisher: | Bei Jing Lian He Chu Ban Gong Si |
Published: | 1 September, 2013 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | Chinese |
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce
Amazon Best Books of the Month, July 2012: Harold Fry--retired sales rep, beleaguered husband, passive observer of his own life--decides one morning to walk 600 miles across England to save an old friend. It might not work, mind you, but that's hardly the point. In playwright Rachel Joyce's pitch-perfect first novel, Harold wins us over with his classic antiheroism. Setting off on the long journey, he wears the wrong jacket, doesn't have a toothbrush, and leaves his phone at home--in short, he is wholly, endearingly unprepared. But as he travels, Harold finally has time to reflect on his failings as a husband, father, and friend, and this helps him become someone we (and, more important, his wife Maureen) can respect. After walking for a while in Harold Fry's very human shoes, you might find that your own fit a bit better. --Mia Lipman
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