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84 Charing Cross Road - Helene Hanff
84 Charing Cross Road
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This book is the very simple story of the love affair between Miss Helene Hanff of New York and Messrs Marks and Co, sellers of rare and secondhand books, at 84 Charing Cross Road, London. Told in a series of letters in 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD and then in diary form in the second part THE DUCHESS... show more
This book is the very simple story of the love affair between Miss Helene Hanff of New York and Messrs Marks and Co, sellers of rare and secondhand books, at 84 Charing Cross Road, London.

Told in a series of letters in 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD and then in diary form in the second part THE DUCHESS OF BLOOMSBURY STREET, this true story has touched the hearts of thousands.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780751543742 (0751543748)
Publisher: Sphere
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
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Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it
5.0 84, Charing Cross Road
Just a quick re-read of an old classic favourite of mine before going to bed last night. If there's anyone out there that hasn't read it, please do; it's excellent. Can anyone recommend the Bancroft/Hopkins adaptation?
Reading For The Heck Of It
Reading For The Heck Of It rated it
5.0 Connecting through letters
If you haven't read 84, Charing Cross Road then you MUST GO READ IT IMMEDIATELY. I had never even heard of this book or this author until I read the review of it in SF where my interest was piqued. The book consists of letters sent between Helene who lived in New York and a man named Frank Doel who ...
philoSophie
philoSophie rated it
3.0 84, Charing Cross Road
A heart-warming epistolary novel, full of tips of the hat to booklovers. Whilst being neither groundbreaking nor insignificant, it definitely is an enjoyable and relaxing read.
mybookjournal
mybookjournal rated it
4.0 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The fact that this whole story did happen in reality was something so overwhelming that nothing else mattered much. Though they had shared everything through letters yet the only regret for me was that Helene and Frank could not meet in person till the end. I loved Helene's sense of humor. I liked h...
Stop Making Sense
Stop Making Sense rated it
4.0 West vs. East in Letters
84, Charing Cross Road is a slim collection of letters sent between Helene Hanff, a New Yorker working on the Ellery Queen TV show, and Marks & Co., a London shop that sold used/rare books. It's the slangy, sarcastic, informal American vs. the proper, reserved Brits, with humor and goodwill on both ...
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