I find that I have tonnes of time to read when I'm on holiday so I like to have a book with me. I picked up the Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce a while ago from amazon and I really didn't know a lot about it. I was not really expecting a lot from it but I loved it.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is the story of a retired man called Harold who lives with his wife Maureen. They live an ordinary boring life until one day Harold gets a letter from a dying old friend, Queenie Hennessy he decides to write her a letter. On his way to the post box, he decides that he needs to deliver the letter in person so he just keeps walking, even though Queenie lives at the other end of the country.
I love that this book is so simple, yet poignant. There is no fancy language or complicated, long winded sentences, it is succinct and to the point. The words perfectly echo how Harold would have been thinking and feeling. His hope, naivety and his loyalty to his yachting shoes make this book so realistic and relevant. The book made me smile the whole way through. It is so honest and literal. I was just willing Harold to keep walking and for Queenie Hennessy to keep living. Despite the ending of this book being a real tear- jerker (and not for the reasons you might expect), it really is a story of hope and healing.
I am honestly in love with the Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
Talk to you tomorrow, Chloe xx
(Sidenote- Apparently spelling pilgrimage is something I just can't do, even by the end of this post! Please forgive me if there are any mistakes.)
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