The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
Ratings11
Average rating4.3
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Ratings11
Average rating4.3
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 had explained she was dying. How can she wait? A new volunteer at the hospice suggests that Queenie should write again; only this time she must tell Harold everything. In confessing to secrets she has hidden for twenty years, she will find atonement for the past. As the volunteer points out, 'Even though you've done your travelling, you're starting a new journey too. Queenie thought her first letter would be the end of the story. She was wrong. It was the beginning.
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3 primary booksHarold Fry is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Rachel Joyce.
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This is an interesting one because it's basically The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry but from Queenie Hennessey's point of view. I have actually put off reading this book for so long because I loved Harold Fry and I was scared that this might ruin that book. Fortunately it did not and I really enjoyed it.
I love Queenie. I love falling in love with the man she falls in love with. I can remember it happening to me, so it's realistic. She makes unrequited love seem like the purest form.
I enjoyed reading THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY (also by Rachel Joyce) and I'm glad I read it before starting Queenie's side of the story. (If you have the option, read Harold Fry's story BEFORE this one, but if not, read either one. It's better than not reading either.)
My heart was breaking for Queenie and her hospice cohorts for much of the story. Still, I admired her and the way she lived her life. It might not have been what others would have done, but I'm glad she did what she did.
Rachel Joyce had a real gift of storytelling, from the way she slowly, masterfully unveils the plot to the delicious words she uses to do so. May we all strive to do as much good in the world as Harold and Queenie.
