![]() Of course, many people have walked the length of England just like Harold – though usually for charity, and often taking an even longer route, from John O'Groats in the north to Land's End in the south. But both happened, and while they did I wrote this story about a man who sets off to save someone else. ![]() I was appalled at the idea of watching him die. “I was appalled at the idea of not having my father. “He had spent years battling cancer, and after several brutal operations, surgeons told him there was nothing left to be done. “I began writing this as a radio play when my father told me he was dying,” she said (via BookBrowse). ![]() While Harold, Queenie and Maureen may not be real people, Joyce has spoken about how she was inspired to write the book by her own father. “People often do ask questions about Harold as if he were a real person,” she said. In an interview with The Guardian in 2014, Joyce revealed that many readers did believe the story was true. It’s actually based on the novel of the same name that was written by Rachel Joyce and published in 2012. Harold’s inspirational story certainly sounds like it is based on real events, but in fact it is not a true story. ![]()
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