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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

By: Rachel Joyce
Narrated by: Jim Broadbent
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Winner: New Writer of the Year - Specsavers National Book Awards 2012

When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof, or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking - to save someone else's life.

Harold Fry is the most ordinary of men. He just might be a hero for us all.

Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent has starred in a huge range of films, from British favourites including Bridget Jones, Hot Fuzz and The Iron Lady, to Hollywood blockbusters such as Moulin Rouge, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and the Harry Potter films. He is set to star in the upcoming film adaptation of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.

 Action & Adventure Contemporary Dark Humour Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction Feel-Good Heartfelt Tear-jerking

Critic Reviews

One of the sweetest, most delicately-written stories I've read in a long time. One man's walk along the length of England to save the life of a dying woman. Each chapter describes a different encounter along the way, with a definite nod to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Philosophical, intriguing, and profoundly moving.
Uplifting, funny and delicate (Jon Stock)
A wonderful book ... Full of sadness, hope, and ultimately love. I found it very moving.
Tender and funny, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry shows that even our frailties can be uplifting and redemptive.
Harold Fry is infuriating, hilarious and completely out of his depth, but 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. Marvellous!
Compelling and truly wonderful. It made me laugh out loud at times and brought tears to my eyes. There are sentences that are just brilliant and well observed. (David Headley)
I was completely blown away. I thought I was about to read a comic novel but what can I say - it was indeed funny, but tender, ironic and deeply moving, a really wonderful book. (Pat Abrehard)
‘Jim Broadbent reads Rachel Joyce’s first novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, in a splendidly deadpan manner.’ (Sue Gaisford)
All stars
Most relevant
Beautiful story of love and redemption.
I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the complexities of relationships.

Wonderful

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That's all. listen to it!!! Beautifully written, and read perfectly. I'm recommending it to everyone!

What an amazingly beautiful story!

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brilliant book followed by the second book love story of queenie ... just delightful soft exciting suspenceful beautiful

brilliant book. read queenie fry the second book l

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a very touching story, very well read. 20 year old and loved every second of it.

touching book

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A very moving story - a seemingly simple life in review - however no life is simple… this beautifully written and narrated tale underlines that old adage ‘everyone has a story’ and demonstrates the healing power of love and reflection.

A healing tale

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