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About Helene Hanff
See more books from this AuthorI knew the gulf had once covered us here, or more than once, and that whales swam in it — their bones have been unearthed — but these were just lovely little undisturbed seashells — I’ve been sleeping over them 35 feet down under me all these years.”.
Jul 13 2015 | Read Full Review of 84, Charing Cross RoadIn 1949, Helene Hanff needed out-of-print, antiquarian books: not the “grimy, marked-up” copies at Barnes & Noble, but “clean secondhand copies.” Marks & Company, a bookstore in London, might have what she needed.
Jul 13 2011 | Read Full Review of 84, Charing Cross RoadThe story is told completely in letters - letters from Juliet to her friends, publisher, beau and the good people of Guernsey who return the favor, eventually welcoming and caring a great deal for her.
Sep 23 2009 | Read Full Review of 84, Charing Cross RoadLong before the internet, or even computers, New Yorker Helene Hanff started buying books from Marks & Co.
Jan 29 2013 | Read Full Review of 84, Charing Cross RoadWhat follows on the pages of this book are the letters Hanff wrote to Marks & Co., and specifically to Frank P.
Jul 28 2004 | Read Full Review of 84, Charing Cross RoadThe way she reads is the way I would love to read too, referring book after book and teaching oneself all about literature.
May 10 2010 | Read Full Review of 84, Charing Cross RoadDavid Jones' film of Helene Hanff's book, recording the bizarre transatlantic relationship between a New York bibilophile and a London bookseller, comes as a pleasant surprise.
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