Ten books to take with you on vacation

Updated: 2016-07-01 12:51

By Bi Nan(chinadaily.com.cn)

Scenery of the countryside in North Britain [Photo/IC]; The book cover of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry [File photo]

7. Destination: England

Recommended book: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, 2013, by Rachel Joyce

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".