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The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
The film tie-in edition to the major motion picture
Series: Harold Fry
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The film tie-in edition of the international bestseller, including new interviews with Rachel Joyce and the production team.
Soon to be a major film written by Rachel Joyce, award-winning author of the internationally bestselling book.
- Directed by Hettie Macdonald (Normal People)
- Starring Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent with Penelope Wilton
Harold is an ordinary man who has passed through life, living on the sidelines, until he goes to post a letter one day...and just keeps walking.
'The odyssey of a simple man, original, subtle and touching.' Claire Tomalin
'From the moment I met Harold Fry, I didn't want to leave him. Impossible to put down.' Erica Wagner, The Times
Series: Harold Fry
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
The film tie-in edition of the international bestseller, including new interviews with Rachel Joyce and the production team. Soon to be a major film written by Rachel Joyce, award-winning author of the internationally bestselling book. Directed by Hettie Macdonald (Normal People) Starring Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent with Penelope Wilton Harold is an ordinary man who has passed through life, living on...Paperback$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
The critically acclaimed, Sunday Times and international bestseller, long-listed for the Man Booker Prize 2012. 'A magical, moving and uplifting tale about a man's journey across England and into his own heart.' - Deborah Moggach. 'Impossible to put down' - TIMES 'Life-affirming delight. A comic pleasure' - WOMAN AND HOME 'Profoundly moving' - RICHARD MADELEY OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD....Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
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Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce is widely praised for its heartfelt and moving narrative. Reviewers commend its exploration of life, love, and redemption through the journey of an ordinary man. The story's poignant and uplifting themes resonate strongly with readers, making it a beloved choice in general fiction.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529177190
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 April 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)
Illustration: 8 colour plates
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Rachel Joyce is the author of the Sunday Times and international bestsellers The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Perfect, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North, The Music Shop, Miss Benson's Beetle, and a collection of interlinked short stories, A Snow Garden & Other Stories.
Rachelβs books have been translated into thirty-seven languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The critically acclaimed film of the novel, for which Rachel also wrote the screenplay, was released in 2023. Miss Bensonβs Beetle won the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize in 2021. Rachel was awarded the Specsavers National Book Awards New Writer of the Year in December 2012 and was shortlisted for the UK Author of the Year in 2014. In 2024 she was awarded an honorary doctorate by Kingston University.
Rachel has written over twenty original afternoon plays and adaptations of the classics for BBC Radio 4. She lives with her family near Stroud.
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