I loved the movie that came from this set of letters, but in themselves I was a bit disappointed. The book is a very quick read, and the letters are actually only half of the length of the book. The second half is a diary kept by Helene Hanff during her eventual trip to London, which happens long af...
Lovely, fresh, light, charming. In these days of social media, where perfect strangers routinely end up meeting (or not) and corresponding with other perfect strangers, this kind of connection between two people and places may not seem much to 'write home about.' But Helene's generosity and her shy...
Interested in more of my reviews? Visit my blog!4.5 stars84, Charing Cross Road is a truly delightful true story of friendship retold through a series of letters that were written between 1949 and 1968. The friendship between Helene Hanff and Frank Doel developed after Helene had sent a request for ...
I cannot believe I've only just read this book, an accidental 'pick-up' at a bookstore yesterday. I had heard of it, albeit in passing, which somehow makes it worse. But I picked it up, started reading it a couple of hours ago & have just finished. This correspondence get its hooks into you a few pa...
I've lost track just how many people and blogs had recommended this cosy volume of letters between an American book lover and a second hand book shop in London's Charing Cross Road to me. Helene lives in New York but is a devoted Anglophile who makes a connection with England through the Marks & Co...
An absolute delight to read. This is a reminder of a different time, when letters took weeks to arrive and when first editions of the classics were (relatively) affordable. It is also an illustration of how a love of books can bind people from vastly different backgrounds in lasting friendship and a...
Who could fail to be charmed by the wit and warmth of Helene Hanff's 84, Charing Cross Road? Hanff reproduces in the book (with some excisions) her correspondence with the staff of Marks & Co., Booksellers, most notably Frank Doel, who was chiefly responsible for sending her books she requested over...
"If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me? I owe it so much." I'll admit it; I got teary-eyed. A slender little book that I suspect has taken up a long-term residency in my memory. Excellent.
Another quick read in a single evening, "84, Charing Cross Road" consists of the correspondence between acerbic screen writer and bibliophile Helen Hanff and the staff (and family, eventually) of an antiquarian book store in London.Hanff and her primary correspondent, Frank Doel, exchange letters th...
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