A tender, quietly comic and very British coming of (old) age novel from a debut novelist, who is an experienced radio playwright and adapter of classic drama. When Harold Fry sets out one morning to post a letter to his dying friend Queenie, he finds himself at the start of a journey that will have many beginnings, and for which he is totally unprepared. 'Tender and funny... (it) shows that even our frailties can be uplifting and redemptive' Edward Stourton