I 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.”.

Yahoo! Voices

The 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.

Story Circle Book Reviews

What follows on the pages of this book are the letters Hanff wrote to Marks & Co., and specifically to Frank P.

Time Out New York

David 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.