84 Charing Cross Road - Virago Modern Classics
by Helene Hanff
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Synopsis
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.
Book details
Published
03/10/2002
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
ISBN
9781860498503
Publisher and industry reviews
Jacket review
'A lovely new edition of this classic title' Good Book Guide 'A must for anyone who reads - the correspondence between book lover Helen Hanff and Messers Marks & Cross of Charing Cross Road has been reissued.' Daily Express '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 'It is difficult, if not impossible, to start this book without finishing it ... this lovely volume reveals an awful lot about what books provide: a way of reaching out across time and space to friends and strangers' Anne Bancroft
UK Kirkus review
The classic, funny and erudite correspondence between an American bookworm and a London bookshop owner. A hit in the first issue of the Guide and still popular 20 years on. (Kirkus UK)
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