The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry一个人的朝圣 英文原版

MeetHaroldFry,recentlyretired.HelivesinasmallEnglishvillagewithhiswife,Maureen,whoseemsirritatedbyalmosteverythinghedoes,evendowntohowhebuttershistoast.Littledifferentiatesonedayfromthenext.Thenonemorningthemailarrives,andwithinthestackofquotidianminutiaeisaletteraddressedtoHaroldinashakyscrawlfromawomanhehasn’tseenorheardfromintwentyyears.QueenieHennessyisinhospiceandiswritingtosaygoodbye.Haroldpensaquickreplyand,leavingMaureentoherchores,headstothecornermailbox.Butthen,ashappensintheverybestworksoffiction,Haroldhasachanceencounter,onethatconvinceshimthatheabsolutelymustdeliverhismessagetoQueenieinperson.AndthusbeginstheunlikelypilgrimageattheheartofRachelJoyce’sremarkabledebut.HaroldFryisdeterminedtowalksixhundredmilesfromKingsbridgetothehospiceinBerwick-upon-Tweedbecause,hebelieves,aslongashewalks,QueenieHennesseywilllive.Stillinhisyachtingshoesandlightcoat,Haroldembarksonhisurgentquestacrossthecountryside.Alongthewayhemeetsonefascinatingcharacterafteranother,eachofwhomunlockshislong-dormantspiritandsenseofpromise.MemoriesofhisfirstdancewithMaureen,hisweddingday,hisjoyinfatherhood,comerushingbacktohim—allowinghimtoalsoreconcilethelossesandtheregrets.AsforMaureen,shefindsherselfmissingHaroldforthefirsttimeinyears.AndthenthereistheunfinishedbusinesswithQueenieHennessy.Anovelofunsentimentalcharm,humor,andprofoundinsightintothethoughtsandfeelingsweallburydeepwithinourhearts,TheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFryintroducesRachelJoyceasawise—andutterlyirresistible—storyteller.哈罗德·弗莱，六十岁，在酿酒厂干了四十年销售代表后默默退休，没有升迁，既无朋友，也无敌人，退休时公司甚至连欢送会都没开。他跟隔阂很深的妻子住在英国的乡间，生活平静，夫妻疏离，日复一日。一天早晨，他收到一封信，来自二十年未见的老友奎妮。她患了癌症，写信告别。震惊、悲痛之下，哈罗德写了回信，在寄出的路上，他由奎妮想到了自己的人生，经过了一个又一个邮筒，越走越远，最后，他从英国最西南一路走到了最东北，横跨整个英格兰。87天，627英里，只凭一个信念：只要他走，老友就会活下去！这是哈罗德千里跋涉的故事。从他脚步迈开的那一刻起，与他六百多英里旅程并行的，是他穿越时光隧道的另一场旅行。