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Meet Harold Fry, a recently retired man living in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems perpetually irritated by him. His days blend together in monotony until a letter arrives from Queenie Hennessy, a woman he hasn’t seen in twenty years, who is in hospice and writing to say goodbye. Harold quickly replies and, leaving Maureen behind, heads to the mailbox. However, a chance encounter inspires him to deliver his message to Queenie in person, igniting an unexpected pilgrimage. Determined to walk six hundred miles from Kingsbridge to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Harold believes that as long as he walks, Queenie will live. Clad in yachting shoes and a light coat, he sets off on his urgent quest across the countryside. Along the way, he meets various characters who awaken his long-dormant spirit and sense of promise. Memories of his first dance with Maureen, their wedding day, and his joys of fatherhood resurface, allowing him to confront his losses and regrets. Meanwhile, Maureen begins to miss Harold for the first time in years, and unresolved feelings about Queenie linger in the background.
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DIE UNWAHRSCHEINLICHE - JOYCE,, Rachel Joyce, Heikko Deutschmann, Maria Andreas
- Language
- Released
- 2013
- Binding
- (Other)
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- Language
- German
- Authors
- Rachel Joyce, Heikko Deutschmann, Maria Andreas
- Publisher
- Argon Verlag GmbH
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Other
- ISBN10
- 3839891671
- ISBN13
- 9783839891674
- Tags
- Fiction, Nature, Adventure, Love, Contemporary Fiction, British Literature, England, Life, Great Britain, English Literature, Marriage, Past, Journey, Cancer, Tumors, Old Age, Debut, Seniors, Wandering
- First published
- 2012
- Original title
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- Meet Harold Fry, a recently retired man living in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems perpetually irritated by him. His days blend together in monotony until a letter arrives from Queenie Hennessy, a woman he hasn’t seen in twenty years, who is in hospice and writing to say goodbye. Harold quickly replies and, leaving Maureen behind, heads to the mailbox. However, a chance encounter inspires him to deliver his message to Queenie in person, igniting an unexpected pilgrimage. Determined to walk six hundred miles from Kingsbridge to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Harold believes that as long as he walks, Queenie will live. Clad in yachting shoes and a light coat, he sets off on his urgent quest across the countryside. Along the way, he meets various characters who awaken his long-dormant spirit and sense of promise. Memories of his first dance with Maureen, their wedding day, and his joys of fatherhood resurface, allowing him to confront his losses and regrets. Meanwhile, Maureen begins to miss Harold for the first time in years, and unresolved feelings about Queenie linger in the background.