乔伊斯·蕾秋,英国资深剧作家。写了二十年的广播剧本,也曾活跃于舞台剧界,拿过无数剧本奖。《一个人的朝圣》是她的处女作,目前已畅销三四十个国家,入围2012年“布克奖”。
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Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning the mail arrives, and within the stack of quotidian minutiae is a letter addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl from a woman he hasn’t seen or heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye.
Harold pens a quick reply and, leaving Maureen to her chores, heads to the corner mailbox. But then, as happens in the very best works of fiction, Harold has a chance encounter, one that convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. And thus begins the unlikely pilgrimage at the heart of Rachel Joyce’s remarkable debut. Harold Fry is determined to walk six hundred miles from Kingsbridge to the hospice in Berwick-upon-Tweed because, he believes, as long as he walks, Queenie Hennessey will live.
Still in his yachting shoes and light coat, Harold embarks on his urgent quest across the countryside. Along the way he meets one fascinating character after another, each of whom unlocks his long-dormant spirit and sense of promise. Memories of his first dance with Maureen, his wedding day, his joy in fatherhood, come rushing back to him—allowing him to also reconcile the losses and the regrets. As for Maureen, she finds herself missing Harold for the first time in years.
And then there is the unfinished business with Queenie Hennessy.
A novel of unsentimental charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all bury deep within our hearts, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry introduces Rachel Joyce as a wise—and utterly irresistible—storyteller.
Advance praise for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
“When it seems almost too late, Harold Fry opens his battered heart and lets the world rush in. This funny, poignant story about an ordinary man on an extraordinary journey moved and inspired me.”—Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank
“There’s tremendous heart in this debut novel by Rachel Joyce, as she probes questions that are as simple as they are profound: Can we begin to live again, and live truly, as ourselves, even in middle age, when all seems ruined? Can we believe in hope when hope seems to have abandoned us? I found myself laughing through tears, rooting for Harold at every step of his journey. I’m still rooting for him.”—Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife
“Marvelous! I held my breath at his every blister and cramp, and felt as if by turning the pages, I might help his impossible quest succeed.”—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
“Harold’s journey is ordinary and extraordinary; it is a journey through the self, through modern society, through time and landscape. It is a funny book, a wise book, a charming book—but never cloying. It’s a book with a savage twist—and yet never seems manipulative. Perhaps because Harold himself is just wonderful. . . . I’m telling you now: I love this book.”—Erica Wagner, The Times (UK)
“The odyssey of a simple man . . . original, subtle and touching.”—Claire Tomalin, author of Charles Dickens: A Life
读这本书的时候不由让我想到了前些日子看了一部微电影,吴念真导演的《新年头老日子》。老头子一生都活在听命于人的生活中,几乎没有去做过真正想做的事,直到前不久参加一位老同学的葬礼,听闻他凄苦的一生,才顿然醒悟他自己所剩的日子其实也不多了,于是渴望能真正拥有一段...
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评分在谈论这本书之前,我想说,第一,这本小说挺好看,能够一下午穷追不舍看完的书,算得上引人入胜了。 第二,先确立这一点,因为这是全书的背景色: “看似不可能,就是不可能。我们身上没有主角光环,不是灾难中最后一个活过来的人,也不是第一个挂掉的倒霉蛋,但注定逃不掉。...
评分“丰盛的希望”是书中一个很奇妙的表达。乍看上去似乎有些不合规矩,但实际上却意外地切合本书所要表达的心情。 生活,暗流涌动 《一个人的朝圣》是英国女作家蕾秋•乔伊斯的处女作。尽管是第一部长篇小说,但蕾秋的处理是很老练的,这或许与她常年从事戏剧的编剧工作有...
评分--去接受一些你不了解的东西,去争取,去相信自己可以改变一些事情。 --用心说服理性,选择忽略一切证据,去期待一种比不言自明的现实更大,更疯狂,也更美好的可能性。 --也许当你走出车门真真切切用双腿走路的时候,绵延不绝的土地并不是你能看到的唯一的事物。 -...
还行,一个自我救赎的过程。我们永远无法阻止死亡,所有请珍惜当下,开心得过每一天。
评分@London@home@Celestine hotel@way to work, 像首歌,见证了我的六月, 但作为一本书,耐看并不是什么好品质
评分读了快两个月了,还是读不下去,几次想弃书。原本以为这本书是寻找内心之旅,会有些深度,但看了2/3真是对作者的絮叨厌烦,不知道为何成了畅销书
评分人的一生都是一次朝圣之旅,只是没有多少人会在路上不断总结过去,不断思考未来,并朝着坚定的目标一直前进。希望不要等到年老体弱时才赋予人生路真正的朝圣意义。
评分哇,好感动的一本书。讲述失去以后,要怎样克服悲痛,继续看见生活中的美好。Harold在行走中带读者一起感悟人生。另外,英国的乡间在作者笔下栩栩如生,让人也想在美好的季节来一场行走。
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