Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning, a letter arrives, addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl, from a woman he hasn’t heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye. But before Harold mails off a quick reply, a chance encounter convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. In his yachting shoes and light coat, Harold Fry embarks on an urgent quest. Determined to walk six hundred miles to the hospice, Harold believes that as long as he walks, Queenie will live. A novel of charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all bury deep within our hearts, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry introduces Rachel Joyce as a wise—and utterly irresistible—storyteller.
CLS Book Club // ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ by Rachel Joyce
CLS Book Club is FREE, in-person, and open to the public—and also member-researched and led through thoughtfully curated discussion. Whether you’ve finished the book or are thinking about picking it up.
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About Book Club
Offered a few times a year, the CLS Book Club aims to explore a diverse range of topics, authors, and perspectives in its book selections. For August, Book Club’s own Clare Meyer and Susan Porter will revisit a 2012 bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce – reminding us that books, like friends, are always worth a long and repeat visit.
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