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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
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A tender, quietly comic, heartstopping and very British coming of (old) age novel from a powerful new voi…more

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Paul
I kind of liked this, even thought it is not the sort of book I would have normally picked up.

This is a book about a journey, but not the walk that Harold undertakes to see a collegue. This is the journey back through his life and learning to deal with the pain and discomformt of a tragic family life. Even though everything works out in the end, it end quite how you think it will. Not so much as a twist, as a final healing between a couple.
Fiona
Sep 12, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
An emotional, powerful read covering not only the physical but the emotional journey of one man who after receiving a letter from a long lost friend begins the walk to save her life. Harold on receiving the letter replies and pops out to post it at the bottom of the road but the post box appears far too soon and so he decides to walk to the next. Meeting a sales assistant in a petrol station he misinterprets her message and decides that he will make it his mission to walk and see Queenie who is ...more
Josette
Jan 16, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Jan 28, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Lucy Dauman
Feb 05, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Jennifer
Jan 04, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Dec 15, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Claire
Mar 21, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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