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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

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  • 2012 first published
  • 344 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (10 ratings)
  • 36 editions
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a 2012 novel by Rachel Joyce. The story is set in Kingsbridge and Berwick-upon-Tweed, in Xian dai. Characters include Harold Fry, Maureen Fry and Queenie Hennessy. Key subjects include Pilgrimage, Walking, Men and letters.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, and 63 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 36 editions across 7 languages.

At about 344 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Harold Fry has recently retired and now, he doesn't do very much. Even mowing the lawn, like his wife Maureen tells him to do, seems too much work for him. When, one day, he recieves a lettre in a pink envelope, this lazyness changes. In it, his collegue from long time ago, Queenie Hennessy, tells him she is going to die soon from a cancer in a hospice at the other end of England. Harold, at first helpless, decides not only to write her back, but to walk the whole way from Kingsbridge to Berwick-upon-Tweed. During his walk, he will not only meet a lot of people, listen to their story, but also make a journey into his own past, his relation to both Maureen and Quennie and his son David. He is walking to save Queenie, but is he also saving himself?
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Themes, setting & tropes

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Harold Fry
  • Maureen Fry
  • Queenie Hennessy
  • David Fry

Subjects

  • Pilgrimage
  • Walking
  • Men
  • Letters
  • Humorous fiction
  • Self-acceptance
  • Englisch
  • Married people
  • Humorous
  • England
  • Middle-aged men
  • Redemption
  • Littérature anglaise
  • Pensionärer
  • Brev
  • Cancer

Quick answers

Who wrote The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry?

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was written by Rachel Joyce and first published in 2012.

How long is The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry?

The median edition has 344 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Christmas Carol, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners and The Rake.

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