It is raining, her house is falling apart, the streets are jammed with people and it is all Oliver’s fault. Even though the story is set at Christmas, the festive period is incidental and the story could have been set at any time. Smitten with British author Rachel Joyce, I immediately downloaded her short e-story A FARAWAY SMELL OF LEMON to my Kindle.

It's a story about loss and love, renewal and change, giving up and letting go, reaching out and reaching in.A heart-warming tale about loss and grieving (there’s no actual death involved but the breakdown of a relationship). I think the idea could have been further developed, even within the short story format, to make this a more satisfying read.

Rachel Joyce is the author of the Sunday Times and international bestsellers The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, and Perfect. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading. A NICE CLEAN AND TIGHT UK FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINT PAPERBACK COPY OF A FARAWAY SMELL OF LEMON BY RACHEL JOYCE. Rachel Joyce, internationally bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Perfect, delivers an unforgettable Christmas story of moving on from lost love, now available exclusively as an e-short.A tinsy sad but at last hopeful short story, to remember of all the human beings in our life whom we care about and not to forget the importance of small things and gestures. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' is among my favorite books so I decided to give this work a go. Binny did not purchase a Christmas tree or get out the box of decorations from the loft or fill the kitchen with mince pies and jars of pickle. A beautiful gem of a short story from Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Perfect The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy.

Still, it wasn't bad and bonus points because it didnt make me roll my eyes as many Christmas related stories seem to. Also, you're not alone with our troubles - everyone has secret problems or worries they don't talk about and we often get so consumed with our own lives we forget that. It is enough to have tiptoed to that space beyond the skin, beyond our nerve endings, and to have glimpsed things that beforehand we only half knew.Not all of the characters are well developed, primarily because of the short-story format, but there is enough flesh on them to make the story feel real. While waiting for the 'prequel' to Rachel Joyce's "the unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Frye", I purchased her short story," a faraway smell of lemon".