Waiting for his arrival will give her hope, something to live for and maybe even save her. Then an idea forms after talking to a young girl in a garage Harold will walk to Queenie in Berwick-Upon-Tweed. He passes post box, after post box, after post box, but still feels compelled to carry on. Once he starts walking, he can’t seem to stop. However, as he pops down the road to post the letter, something strange happens. After not seeing Queenie for twenty odd years, Harold feels shocked, upset and guilty and instantly writes back. That person is Queenie Hennessy and the letter informs Harold that she has cancer. The letter is from one of Harold’s old colleague’s at the brewery where we worked before retirement. They’re going about their day just like any other, when the postman delivers a letter to their house in Kingsbridge that will change their lives forever. Harold and Maureen Fry seem to have a very average life, at least on the surface. All he knows is that he must keep walking. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
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