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The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Name: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
Brand: Joyce, Rachel
SKU: PR-9781784160395
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Broché - BLACK SWAN - 384 pages - Publication: 04 juillet 2015

Joyce, Rachel (Auteur)

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.Told in simple, emotionally-honest prose, with a mischievous bite, this is a novel about the journey we all must take to learn who we are; it is about loving and letting go. And most of all it is about finding joy in unexpected places and at times we least expect.Biographie de l'auteurRachel Joyce is the author of the Sunday Times and international bestsellers The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Perfect, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, The Music Shop and a collection of interlinked short stories, A Snow Garden & Other Stories. Her new novel, Miss Benson's Beetle, is out now. The film of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is in production for release in 2022.Rachel's books have been translated into thirty-six languages and two are in development for film. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Rachel was awarded the Specsavers National Book Awards 'New Writer of the Year' in December 2012 and shortlisted for the 'UK Author of the Year' 2014.Rachel has also written over twenty original afternoon plays and adaptations of the classics for BBC Radio 4, including all the Bronte novels. She moved to writing after a long career as an actor, performing leading roles for the RSC, the National Theatre and Cheek by Jowl.She lives with her family in Gloucestershire.

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Queenie Hennessy découvre que Harold Fry parcourt l'Angleterre pour la sauver, et tout ce qu'elle doit faire est d'attendre. Son mot expliquait qu'elle était en train de mourir. Comment peut-elle attendre ? Une nouvelle bénévole à l'hospice suggère à Queenie d'écrire à nouveau ; cette fois, elle doit tout dire à Harold. En confessant des secrets qu'elle a cachés pendant vingt ans, elle trouvera l'atonement pour le passé. Comme le souligne la bénévole, 'Même si tu as fini de voyager, tu commences aussi un nouveau voyage.' Queenie pensait que sa première lettre serait la fin de l'histoire. Elle avait tort. C'était le début.Raconté dans une prose simple et émotionnellement honnête, avec une touche espiègle, ce roman parle du voyage que nous devons tous entreprendre pour apprendre qui nous sommes ; il parle d'aimer et de laisser partir. Et surtout, il parle de trouver la joie dans des endroits inattendus et aux moments où l'on s'y attend le moins.

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The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Broché - BLACK SWAN - 384 pages - Publication: 04 juillet 2015

Joyce, Rachel (Auteur)

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Queenie Hennessy découvre que Harold Fry parcourt l'Angleterre pour la sauver, et tout ce qu'elle doit faire est d'attendre. Son mot expliquait qu'elle était en train de mourir. Comment peut-elle attendre ? Une nouvelle bénévole à l'hospice suggère à Queenie d'écrire à nouveau ; cette fois, elle doit tout dire à Harold. En confessant des secrets qu'elle a cachés pendant vingt ans, elle trouvera l'atonement pour le passé. Comme le souligne la bénévole, 'Même si tu as fini de voyager, tu commences aussi un nouveau voyage.' Queenie pensait que sa première lettre serait la fin de l'histoire. Elle avait tort. C'était le début.Raconté dans une prose simple et émotionnellement honnête, avec une touche espiègle, ce roman parle du voyage que nous devons tous entreprendre pour apprendre qui nous sommes ; il parle d'aimer et de laisser partir. Et surtout, il parle de trouver la joie dans des endroits inattendus et aux moments où l'on s'y attend le moins.

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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.Told in simple, emotionally-honest prose, with a mischievous bite, this is a novel about the journey we all must take to learn who we are; it is about loving and letting go. And most of all it is about finding joy in unexpected places and at times we least expect.Biographie de l'auteurRachel Joyce is the author of the Sunday Times and international bestsellers The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Perfect, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, The Music Shop and a collection of interlinked short stories, A Snow Garden & Other Stories. Her new novel, Miss Benson's Beetle, is out now. The film of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is in production for release in 2022.Rachel's books have been translated into thirty-six languages and two are in development for film. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Rachel was awarded the Specsavers National Book Awards 'New Writer of the Year' in December 2012 and shortlisted for the 'UK Author of the Year' 2014.Rachel has also written over twenty original afternoon plays and adaptations of the classics for BBC Radio 4, including all the Bronte novels. She moved to writing after a long career as an actor, performing leading roles for the RSC, the National Theatre and Cheek by Jowl.She lives with her family in Gloucestershire.