![]() ![]() A Faraway Smell Of Lemon is a perfect little story. I’m a big fan of Rachel Joyce and this story delighted me. I really like the scenes of the story set in the mysterious little shop where Binny is able to reach some sort of equilibrium. I liked the flashbacks of her relationship and the break-up. Even though the story is set at Christmas, the festive period is incidental and the story could have been set at any time. ![]() Only she can finish the journey her husband started. Now his wife, Maureen, has her own pilgrimage to make. Breaking up just before Christmas is a horrible feeling. Summary Book Summary Ten years ago, Harold Fry set off on a six-hundred-mile walk to save a friend. I found Binny’s experiences very realistic. ![]() The last thing you feel like doing after having your heart ripped out is celebrating. I liked the way the main character’s very recent break-up is contrasted with all the commercial trappings of Christmas. The story is well written and quite sad at times. But in amongst the shelves is a surprising source of peace.Ī beautiful gem of a short story from Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Perfect.Ī Faraway Smell Of Lemon is a good story. Darting into a shop to escape a conversation, Binny finds herself in the sort of place she would never normally visit. ![]() It is raining, her house is falling apart, the streets are jammed with people and it is all Oliver’s fault. Binny has four hours to make Christmas happen and she couldn’t feel less like wishing glad tidings of good will to all men – least of all to Oliver. ![]()
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