Harold Fry has just retired. He is wondering what to do with his day. His wife, Maureen is hovering upstairs, when
a letter arrives in a pink envelope addressed to Harold. The letter is from Queenie Hennessy, an old
work colleague of Harold’s. Harold opens
the envelope under the watchful eye of Maureen.
Queenie is writing from a hospice where she is dying of cancer. She has written to say goodbye. Harold writes a short reply and goes out to
post it, all the while thinking his reply is inadequate. He hesitates at the first post box and
decides to walk to the next one. In the
end he decides to walk to Queenie. On his pilgrimage of 627 miles he
meets some colourful characters. As he
walks he thinks about his past, of the things he has left unsaid or undone. It is a story about the importance of
relationships. I found it laugh out loud
funny at times and at others incredibly sad.
I enjoyed it, but felt the pace lagged in places, especially when he is
joined by the other pilgrims.
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