84 Charing Cross Road
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Publishing Details
84 Charing Cross Road
By (Author) Helene Hanff
Introduction by Juliet Stevenson
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
3rd February 1993
1st September 1982
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
818.5409
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 145mm, Height 178mm, Spine 15mm
131g
Description
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'. DAILY TELEGRAPH
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.Reviews
' Unmitigated delight from cover to cover' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A real-life love story . . . A timeless period piece. Do read it' WALL STREET JOURNAL 'A Charmer. Will beguile an hour of your time and put you in tune with mankind' NEW YORK TIMES
Author Bio
Helene Hanff wrote letters all her life as well as being the author of many books for children and articles for the NEW YORKER and HARPER'S. She died in 1997.
