The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Its a good book, Harold is a mostly likeable guy ........ Harold gets a letter from a long lost friend, the friend is dying of cancer and writes to say goodbye. Harold pens a reply and ends up walking 600ish miles to take the letter to her. I did not like that Harold once on his way did not prepare for the walk, he stayed with his yachting shoes, and shunned a back pack for a long time .... he also feel into and out of bouts of depression on the trip, some seemed "jump the shark' to me, the whole 'pilgrim' thing was also Forrest Gumpish ..... he makes it there, learns and remembers many things about life and his marriage, and his son David, (how committed suicide). Queenie is barely alive when he makes it, she can not even speak and barely even knows he is there, Queenie passes just after his visit. Harold and his wife are restored.

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