Hi everyone
Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North is the third book in the Harold Fry series by Rachel Joyce. It's not a series where you need to read the books in order though I would recommend doing so just to know the backstory.
I got my book from Bol.
"Ten years ago, Harold Fry set off on his epic journey on foot to save a friend. But the story doesn't end there.
Now his wife, Maureen, has her own pilgrimage to make.
Maureen
Fry has settled into the quiet life she now shares with her husband
Harold after his iconic walk across England. Now, ten years later, an
unexpected message from the North disturbs her equilibrium again, and
this time it is Maureen's turn to make her own journey.
But
Maureen is not like Harold. She struggles to bond with strangers, and
the landscape she crosses has changed radically. She has little sense of
what she'll find at the end of the road. All she knows is that she must
get there."
I really enjoyed this.
Maureen is not my favourite character in the series, she's angry, she's spitfull, impolite and disrespectful.
But because you know what she went through, you excuse this behaviour a bit more, you sympathize with her. I am glad she changes though. She lightens up, she can see other's perspectives better, she's open to people and experiences.
The writing is easy to read, the story flows nicely and is never overly dramatic.
Happy reading!
Helena