有了這本,《一個人的朝聖》才算完整小說!
大家都以為是哈洛救了昆妮,
但事實上,是她救了哈洛
這封神秘的信,終於將獻給讀者!
當昆妮發現哈洛為了她從英格蘭徒步走到蘇格蘭,她唯一能做得就是等待,但時間不待人,即將被死神帶走她又怎能只有等待?安寧療養院的志工勸昆妮寫下第二封信,而這次昆妮決定寫下真相,這封信將解開過去的秘密,也是她沒寄出來的信,透過簡單卻富含情感的愛意,昆妮的情感將在這本小說中赤裸呈現。
她以為寫給哈洛的第一封信已經是故事的終點,
但其實這些都只是開始….. (文/博客來編譯)
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 to him had explained she was dying from
cancer. How can she wait? A new volunteer at the hospice suggests that Queenie should write a second letter; only this time she must tell Harold the truth. Composing this letter, the volunteer
promises, will ensure Queenie hangs on. It will also atone for the secrets of the past. As the volunteer points out, 'It isn't Harold who is saving you. It is you, saving Harold Fry.'This is
that letter. A letter that was never sent. Told in simple, emotionally-honest prose, with a mischievous bite, this is a novella about a woman who falls in love but chooses not to claim it. It
is about friendship and kindness as well as the small victories that pass unrecorded. It is about the truth and the significance - the gentle heroism - of a life lived alone. Queenie thought
her first letter would be the end of the story. She was wrong. It was just the beginning...