{"id":5849,"date":"2025-01-08T21:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/book-review-maureen-fry-and-the-angel-of-the-north-by-rachel-joyce\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:58:43","slug":"book-review-maureen-fry-and-the-angel-of-the-north-by-rachel-joyce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=5849","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – Maureen Fry and The Angel of The North By Rachel Joyce"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Maureen Fry and The Angel of The North By Rachel Joyce<\/span><\/p>\n

My Rating \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/span><\/p>\n

Goodreads: 3.96\/5<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Women\u2019s Literary Fiction<\/span><\/p>\n

Maureen Fry and The Angel of The North was first published in 2022.\u00a0<\/span>The finale to a moving trilogy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Synopsis<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Ten years ago, Harold Fry set off on his epic journey on
\nfoot to save a friend. But the story doesn’t end there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now his wife, Maureen, has her own pilgrimage to make.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maureen Fry has settled into the quiet life she now shares with her husband
\nHarold after his iconic walk across England. Now, ten years later, an
\nunexpected message from the North disturbs her equilibrium again, and this time
\nit is Maureen’s turn to make her own journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Maureen is not like Harold. She struggles to bond with strangers, and the
\nlandscape she crosses has changed radically. She has little sense of what
\nshe’ll find at the end of the road. All she knows is that she must get there.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My Review<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

I was gifted this book for Christmas and having read, The Unlikely
\nPilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Henessy I was
\nexcited to get started on Maureen\u2019s journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

At first as I started reading all I could see was a
\ndifficult, angry, rude women and quite frankly I did not like her. She was the
\ntotal opposite to Harold and I did wonder if she would complete her journey. As
\nthe book progressed, I softened to Maureen, as her loss and unhappiness were exposed
\nand I found myself hoping that she finds a way to get some closure and manages to find
\nherself – I believe she did. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This book although short was packed full with emotion, from grief
\nand guilt and all the suffering that can come from it to friendship and love.
\nIt certainly highlighted for me, that we should not judge a book by its cover as
\nwe don\u2019t know what that person is going through on the inside.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you have stumbled across Maureen Fry and think mmm I
\nfancy a read, don\u2019t bother until you have read the first two. I do not think
\nyou would have a clue what was going on if you read it as a stand alone novel
\nbut as part of the Trilogy I works perfectly.<\/span><\/p>\n

I found it a very enjoyable but moving read, thank you Rachel Joyce for taking us on
\nMaureen\u2019s Journey \u2013 I did not even realise that I needed this book! \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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