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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
- Author: Rachel Joyce
- Category: Fiction Debut Literary
- Publisher: Transworld
- Pub date: 15 March 2012
- Length: 304 pages
About The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
the odyssey of a simple man, original, subtle and touching
Claire Tomalin
longlisted for the Booker Prize 2012
shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize 2013
winner of the Boeke Prize 2012
When Harold Fry leaves home one morning to post a letter, with 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.
About the Author
Rachel Joyce is an established writer in radio. She has written over 20 original plays for Radio 4, and dramatised both classic and new novels. She has also recently completed a period drama for BBC television. In 2007 she won the Tinniswood Award for best radio play, and has been long-listed several times for a Sony. She moved to writing after a twenty-year career in theatre, performing leading roles for the RSC, the Royal National Theatre, The Royal Court, and Cheek by Jowl, and winning a Time Out Best Actress award. Rachel lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and four children. This is her first novel. She is currently at work on her second, PERFECT.