by Rachel Joyce · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782361070304
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«La lettre qui allait changer le destin d'Harold Fry arriva le mardi» is the novel by Rachel Joyce published by XO éditions in paperback.
Harold Fry, an English retiree, receives a letter from Queenie, an old friend who announces her death. He decides to respond by walking to her: he covers nearly a thousand kilometres on foot across England, convinced that, as long as he walks, Queenie will stay alive. Along the way he recalls his childhood, his marriage and his relationship with his son David.
The novel, set in England, is written in French, has 363 pages and was published in 2012.
Novel recommended for readers of contemporary fiction seeking emotional stories, journeys of introspection and ordinary characters.
Rachel Joyce is a British writer. She has written plays for BBC Radio 4, and jointly won the 2007 Tinniswood Award for her radio play To Be a Pilgrim. Her debut novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, was on the longlist for the 2012 Man Booker Prize, and in December 2012 she was awarded the "New Writer of the Year" award by the National Book Awards for this book.
