Rachel Joyce is the author of Miss Benson’s Beetle, The Music Shop, the Sunday Times and international bestsellers The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Perfect, and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, as well as the digital short story A Faraway Smell of Lemon and a story collection, A Snow Garden & Other Stories. Her books have been translated into thirty-six languages and two are in development for film. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize and longlisted for the Booker Prize. Joyce was named the Specsavers National Book Awards “New Writer of the Year” in December 2012 and shortlisted for the “UK Author of the Year” 2014. Joyce has also written more than thirty original afternoon plays and adaptations of the classics for BBC Radio 4, including all the Brontë 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. She lives with her family in Gloucestershire.
“[A] deeply affecting novel . . . Culminating in a shattering
revelation, [Queenie’s] tale is funny, sad, hopeful: She’s bound
for death, but full of life.”—People
“Delightful.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Joyce’s writing at moments has a simplicity that sings. She
captures hope best of all.”—The Guardian
“Joyce has a wonderfully evocative turn of phrase and like her
other books this is a delightful read. . . . Queenie is
an uplifting and moving companion to Harold.”—Daily
Express
“Joyce nicely calls the book a companion rather than a sequel.
But The Love Song is bolder than a retread of the same
material from another angle. . . . After two such involving novels,
readers are bound to wish for a third.”—The Telegraph
“[Joyce] manages to both add depth to an already strong work and
build something new and beautiful upon it.”—The A.V. Club
“A wonderful read . . . It is not necessary to read Harold’s story
before reading Queenie’s to enjoy this bittersweet novel, which is
a pleasure in its own right. However, reading both will only serve
to double that pleasure.”—The Independent
“[A] beguiling follow-up . . . In telling Queenie’s side of the
story, Joyce accomplishes the rare feat of endowing her continuing
narrative with as much pathos and warmth, wisdom and poignancy as
her debut. Harold was beloved by millions; Queenie will be,
too.”—Booklist (starred review)
“Destined to change your world. One can’t help but see life, and
the end of it, differently after experiencing this novel. Full of
wisdom and heart, it will overwhelm its readers with a deep
sensitivity.”—Bookreporter
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