Helene Hanff
Birth date: April 15, 1916
Died: April 09, 1997
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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?
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 ...
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.
This rather hefty tome contains five of Hanff's works: Underfoot in Show Business; 84, Charing Cross Road (the famous one about the bookshop); The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street (84's sequel); Apple of My Eye; and Q's Legacy, all non-fiction (she never got the hang of fiction). Overall, it was a ple...
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...
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