Title: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessey
Author: Rachel Joyce
The sequel to the book The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, which I read over a year ago and was touching and outstanding, was well worth the wait. The setting is in a hospice and Miss Queenie gets a postcard from Harold Fry saying "wait for me" and he walks his way over 600 miles. Queenie reminisces about the love she had for Harold, but never told him, he is married. The description of the "dayroom" each day at the hospice and the wonderful picturesque descriptions of Queenie's "sea garden", job scenarios and all details, have to pictures jumping out at you. Beautifully written, heart-wrenching, what an excellent story how if we fail to communicate it can snowball out of control and then no turning back.
Fiction; rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed by Karen Greenhalgh
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