The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
By Rachel JoyceThis sweet story follows the trail of a recently-retired, not-very-fit English gentleman who sets out on foot, on the spur of the moment, to visit a former colleague before she dies of cancer. Harold's trip was so unplanned that he brings neither funds nor changes of clothing, and must depend on his wits - or the help of others - for his most basic needs. The trek from a small village in the south of England to Berwick-on-Tweed near the Scottish border ends up garnering media attention but mostly makes many new friends for the quiet Harold - who learns and grows from this experience, as does his wife Maureen, whom he faithfully calls each night. But mostly this is a tale of two people who (finally) learn to deal with an overwhelming grief.
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