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7. Destination: England
目的地:英格兰
Recommended book: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, 2013, by Rachel Joyce
推荐书目:《一个人的朝圣》,2013年,作者蕾秋•乔伊斯
The novel tells a story of a 60-year-old man who lives a boring and unhappy life, until one day, he received his old friend's letter who got cancer. In deep shock and sorrow, he went out to send his reply letter. By thinking of his life, he walked past one mailbox after another, and finally walked from the Southwest end to the Northeast end of England. 627 miles in 87 days, he walks depending on one belief that "his friend can survive as long as he walks".
这部小说讲述了一个60岁老人的故事,他过着无聊和不快乐的生活,直到有一天,他收到了一位老朋友的信,得知朋友得了癌症。带着深深的震惊和悲伤,他出门去给老朋友寄回信。一边思考自己的生活,他走过了一个又一个的邮箱,最终从英格兰的西南端走到了东北端。他共走了87天627英里,全凭一个信念:“只要他走下去,他的朋友就可以活下来”。
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