The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy: Or the letter that was never sent to Harold Fry

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Rachel Joyce

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Or the letter that was never sent to Harold Fry

Rachel Joyce

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English

Black Swan
03 August 2015

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: Harold Fry

When Queenie Hennessy discovers that Harold Fry is walking the length of England to save her, and all she has to do is wait, she is shocked. Her note had explained she was dying. How can she wait? A new volunteer at the hospice suggests that Queenie should write again; only this time she must tell Harold everything. In confessing to secrets she has hidden for twenty years, she will find atonement for the past. As the volunteer points out, 'Even though you've done your travelling, you're starting a new journey too.' Queenie thought her first letter would be the end of the story. She was wrong. It was the beginning. Told in simple, emotionally-honest prose, with a mischievous bite, this is a novel about the journey we all must take to learn who we are; it is about loving and letting go. And most of all it is about finding joy in unexpected places and at times we least expect.

By: Rachel Joyce
Imprint: Black Swan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 262g
ISBN: 9781784160302
ISBN 10: 178416030X
Series: Harold Fry
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 03 August 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rachel Joyce is the author of the Sunday Times and international bestsellers The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Perfect. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and has been translated into 34 languages. Rachel Joyce was awarded the Specsavers National Book Awards 'New Writer of the Year' in December 2012. She is also the author of the short story, A Faraway Smell of Lemon and is the award-winning writer of over 30 original afternoon plays and classic adaptations for BBC Radio 4. Rachel Joyce lives with her family in Gloucestershire.

Reviews for The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy: Or the letter that was never sent to Harold Fry

5 stars * The Telegraph * Touching ... a quiet, gentle, moving novel. Joyce's writing has a simplicity that sings and she captures hope best of all. * The Observer * If you loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, you'll be thrilled with this sequel. * The Sun * Invest in a box of Kleenex before you start this tear-jerker - [one of] this month's big reads. * Women & Home * A beautiful story which will grip you, make you laugh and cry, uplift your spirit and leave you feeling profoundly grateful and changed by the reading experience ... This is a wonderful book about loss, redemption and joy - and I give it my own prize. -- Bel Mooney * The Daily Mail *