About the book: 2013 / Rachel Joyce's incredibly touching, fascinating novel won the hearts of readers all over the world. Harold Fry, an ordinary man who has felt unwanted and out of place all his life, embarks on an unusual journey. On the opposite side of the country, a woman named Queenie Hennessy is waiting for him in a hospice. He never had an affair with her, but she was one of the few who understood and appreciated him. Harold believes that as long as he walks, covering mile after mile, Queenie will live. This odyssey became for Harold a return to himself and a rethinking of his entire life..