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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning the mail arrives, and within the stack of quotidian minutiae is a letter addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl from a woman he hasn’t seen or heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye.
Harold pens a quick reply and, leaving Maureen to her chores, heads to the corner mailbox. But then, as happens in the very best works of fiction, Harold has a chance encounter, one that convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. And thus begins the unlikely pilgrimage at the heart of Rachel Joyce’s remarkable debut. Harold Fry is determined to walk six hundred miles from Kingsbridge to the hospice in Berwick-upon-Tweed because, he believes, as long as he walks, Queenie Hennessey will live.
Still in his yachting shoes and light coat, Harold embarks on his urgent quest across the countryside. Along the way he meets one fascinating character after another, each of whom unlocks his long-dormant spirit and sense of promise. Memories of his first dance with Maureen, his wedding day, his joy in fatherhood, come rushing back to him—allowing him to also reconcile the losses and the regrets. As for Maureen, she finds herself missing Harold for the first time in years.
And then there is the unfinished business with Queenie Hennessy.
A novel of unsentimental 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.
Advance praise for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
“When it seems almost too late, Harold Fry opens his battered heart and lets the world rush in. This funny, poignant story about an ordinary man on an extraordinary journey moved and inspired me.”—Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank
“There’s tremendous heart in this debut novel by Rachel Joyce, as she probes questions that are as simple as they are profound: Can we begin to live again, and live truly, as ourselves, even in middle age, when all seems ruined? Can we believe in hope when hope seems to have abandoned us? I found myself laughing through tears, rooting for Harold at every step of his journey. I’m still rooting for him.”—Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife
“Marvelous! I held my breath at his every blister and cramp, and felt as if by turning the pages, I might help his impossible quest succeed.”—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
“Harold’s journey is ordinary and extraordinary; it is a journey through the self, through modern society, through time and landscape. It 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. . . . I’m telling you now: I love this book.”—Erica Wagner, The Times (UK)
“The odyssey of a simple man . . . original, subtle and touching.”—Claire Tomalin, author of Charles Dickens: A Life
乔伊斯·蕾秋,英国资深剧作家。写了二十年的广播剧本,也曾活跃于舞台剧界,拿过无数剧本奖。《一个人的朝圣》是她的处女作,目前已畅销三四十个国家,入围2012年“布克奖”。
哇,好感动的一本书。讲述失去以后,要怎样克服悲痛,继续看见生活中的美好。Harold在行走中带读者一起感悟人生。另外,英国的乡间在作者笔下栩栩如生,让人也想在美好的季节来一场行走。
评分啃了几个月啃完的原版????作业对生活的感受十分细腻,表达很有层次感,讨论的主题也很有现实意义。
评分剧作家的小说总有点过于戏剧化
评分Thanks for sharing this impressive story with me!
评分啃了几个月啃完的原版????作业对生活的感受十分细腻,表达很有层次感,讨论的主题也很有现实意义。
一个老人徒步627英里,历时87天,它无关信仰,只为一个承诺。 作者蕾秋乔伊斯女士写了二十年的广播剧本,获得无数剧本奖,这本小说里也可以看得出剧本的痕迹和精心安排的线索。我很喜欢蕾秋讲故事的方式,一个荒谬的起因引发故事,在故事发展中有多个人物交流碰...
评分读这本书的时候不由让我想到了前些日子看了一部微电影,吴念真导演的《新年头老日子》。老头子一生都活在听命于人的生活中,几乎没有去做过真正想做的事,直到前不久参加一位老同学的葬礼,听闻他凄苦的一生,才顿然醒悟他自己所剩的日子其实也不多了,于是渴望能真正拥有一段...
评分读这本书的时候不由让我想到了前些日子看了一部微电影,吴念真导演的《新年头老日子》。老头子一生都活在听命于人的生活中,几乎没有去做过真正想做的事,直到前不久参加一位老同学的葬礼,听闻他凄苦的一生,才顿然醒悟他自己所剩的日子其实也不多了,于是渴望能真正拥有一段...
评分一封突如其来的信,打破了平凡如往常的早晨。 哈罗德收到了二十年前相识的朋友奎妮的信。信上说她患了癌症。哈罗德震惊之余写了回信,并走出家门去投递。一个又一个邮筒,一条又一条街道,不知不觉开始了他整个朝圣的旅程。 这场六十五岁时的“撒欢”,如果不是一时兴起,这...
评分一封突如其来的信,打破了平凡如往常的早晨。 哈罗德收到了二十年前相识的朋友奎妮的信。信上说她患了癌症。哈罗德震惊之余写了回信,并走出家门去投递。一个又一个邮筒,一条又一条街道,不知不觉开始了他整个朝圣的旅程。 这场六十五岁时的“撒欢”,如果不是一时兴起,这...
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024