Rachel Joyce
Author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
About the Author
Rachel Joyce is an author who was born in London in 1962. She started her career writing plays for the BBC Radio Four. She was part of the duo that won the 2007 Tinnis wood Award for "To Be A Pilgrim". She was longlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize with her debut novel The Unlikely Pilgrimage of show more Harold Fry. She later won the New Writer of the Year Award in 2012 from the National Book Awards for this same title. Her other works include: Perfect, The Love Song of Miss. Queenie Hennessy, A Snow Garden and Other Stories and The Music Shop. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1962
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Occupations
- actor
playwright
novelist - Agent
- Alexander Cochran (C&W Agency)
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce in Booker Prize (February 2015)
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Five star books (2)
A Novel Cure (1)
Booker Prize (1)
To Read (1)
Favourite Books (1)
Carole's List (2)
Read in 2016 (1)
Best Audiobooks (1)
Music (1)
World Books (1)
Allie's Wishlist (1)
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Statistics
- Works
- 10
- Members
- 9,954
- Popularity
- #2,391
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 881
- ISBNs
- 240
- Languages
- 20
- Favorited
- 8
I really enjoyed the tidbits of trivia surrounding the chapters focused on the protagonist and his mother. I couldn't wait to listen to The Four Seasons again after reading about the Red Priest.
As a bonus, Joyce includes a link to the book playlist in the back. Check it out.