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  • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

  • By: Rachel Joyce
  • Narrated by: Jim Broadbent
  • Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (408 ratings)

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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

By: Rachel Joyce
Narrated by: Jim Broadbent
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Publisher's Summary

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.

©2012 Rachel Joyce (P)2012 Random House AudioGo

Critic Reviews

“From the moment I met Harold Fry, I didn't want to leave him. Impossible to put down.” (Erica Wagner, The Times)

“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!” (Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand)

“A magical, moving and uplifting tale about a man's journey across Britain and into his own heart.” (Deborah Moggach)
“I loved this book. I loved its purity, its brutality and unerring honesty. I don't think I have read such richly composed metaphors before. They are like shooting stars glittering across each page. I can't believe this is her first novel- I wait with bated breath for her next.” (Natascha McElhone)

“The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry isn’t just a book I enjoyed reading, it’s a book I feel lucky to have read. It takes the most ordinary and unassuming of men and turns him into a hero for us all. Harold Fry faces the same questions we all do as we age, questions about the meaning of our lives, faith and love, but confronts them in a most surprising way. To go on this journey with him will not only break your heart, it might also just heal it.” (Tiffany Baker, New York Times best-selling author of The Little Giant of Aberdeen County)

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Wonderful

Beautiful story of love and redemption.
I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the complexities of relationships.

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What an amazingly beautiful story!

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

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brilliant book. read queenie fry the second book l

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

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touching book

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

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A healing tale

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.

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Harold Fry finds himself

Harold Fry does something one morning which is so out of character that i had to follow him
A little gem of a book

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Wonderful story

So very human and insightful. Jim Broadbent became Harold Fry. Probably the best narration I have heard.

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Exquisitely told, agonisingly & upliftingly honest & human & heart felt

A beautiful story of the extraordinary in commonplace lives. A sensitively told story of the how people can become lost in the chaos & calamity of their lives but have the opportunity to find meaning and connection again - even when it seems impossible.
Such a satisfying read.

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A beautiful book

The most wonderful story, beautifully told. One of those books that lingers long after it’s finished. I loved it.

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Best ever audiobook.

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