![]() ![]() I adore the style of Joanne Harris and Toni Morrison who, while very different, both possess incredible flair for beautifully descriptive writing. On the whole, I’m something of a sucker for poetic prose. It tells the story of retired Harold Fry, a sixty-five year old who lives in Devon and who one day decides to hand-deliver a letter to Berwick-on-Tweed, some 600 miles away, in the hope of saving the life of his friend Queenie who is suffering from terminal cancer. Previously a playwright who has written for both BBC Radio 4 and BBC 2, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is Joyce’s debut novel. And having heard rave reviews for the Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, I thought it sounded well worth a read. ![]() Much to my shame I hadn’t read a single novel included in the long list – something I decided to rectify it immediately. Not long ago, the long list for this year’s Man Booker Prize was announced, followed by rife discussions on Twitter in which there was much debate over the titles that had made the long list and whether they were worthy. ![]()
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