Faraway Smell of Lemon: From the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

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I thought this would be an easy way to try out her writing style to better prepare me for reading this book, and it was!

I'll see how I am doing with my multiple challenges in winter, and I may add a full lenght book for this one. With Christmas comes memories, good and bad, that can have a massive impact on the way the path of one's life can change. It is important to accept the hiccups in life otherwise you can never move forward - Joyce portrays this so well. This process reminded me a bit of "cutting" that some people do to "relieve" themselves of emotional overload/misery. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

It's a Christmas story that let's those who are not living the shiny holiday of expectations mourn and move on. 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". He seems rather oblivious to the pain he's caused but then, that seems to encapsulate Oliver's personality. Still, it wasn't bad and bonus points because it didnt make me roll my eyes as many Christmas related stories seem to. She moved to writing after a long career as an actor, performing leading roles for the RSC, the National Theatre and Cheek by Jowl.

It's not the happiest story you will read this season, but there are lessons to be learned, even if those lessons involve cleaning products. Sometimes circumstances mean you withdraw from life and take others for granted, barely register the passing of loved ones and the moving on of friends. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.Proof that you never know when you might have significant impact upon someone else's life in the seemingly most insignificant interactions. It's a story about loss and love, renewal and change, giving up and letting go, reaching out and reaching in. So why, then, do we behave as if everything we have connected with, everything we have blessed with our loving, should be ours for keeps? Going through these bad times is never easy, but simple escapism - doing something as ordinary as polishing - can have such an emotional effect on us. Wonderfully written this account moves you emotionally and allows you to reflect on Christmas and truely prepare for this special time of year.