THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking. To save someone else's life.

'The odyssey of a simple man,original, subtle and touching'. - Claire Tomalin

'From the moment I met Harold Fry, I didn't want to leave him.Impossible to put down.' - Erica Wagner,The Times

Rachel Joyce's new novel,The Music Shop, is now available to buy.

Rachel Joyce is the author of theSunday Timesand international bestsellersThe 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 work has been translated into thirty-six languages.

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frywas 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 is also the award-winning writer of over thirty 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.

The critically acclaimed, Sunday Times and international bestseller, long-listed for the Man Booker Prize 2012: 'A magical, moving and uplifting tale about a man's journey across England and into his own heart.' - Deborah Moggach.

Rachel Joyce is the Specsavers National Book Awards New Writer of the Year 2012.