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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
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7.9 (12 Ratings)
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Despite the slightly Christian undertones, this is a truly touching story about an ordinary man who compounds his long suffering life by suddenly deciding to walk almost the length of Britain to see an old friend and colleague who is in the final stages of cancer.

Beautifully written and carefully filled with just the right amounts of flashbacks and foreshadowing, we follow Harold Fry and discover him as he discovers his own self. While "coming of age" isn't typically used for a story about a man his age (he's retired), it does seem to fit in this instance.

You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2013/08/02/a-trek-of-self-discovery/
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Wildfire in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
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Wildfire
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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[Wildfire] is a story of a young woman trying to escape her past and what is expected of her and finding where she belongs. It is a true coming of age novel of love, loss and discovery. [Mary Pauline Lowry] catches the true feeling of rebellion of the main character Julie as she tries to overcome the pain of her past with the Pikers, a hot shot crew, forest fire fighters who often hike or fly into the heart of fires all through fire season. This book kept me reading and was finished off in a day. It was a very well told story.