Helene Hanff

"Those who have read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a novel comprised of only letters between the characters, will see how much that best-seller owes 84, Charing Cross Road." -- Medium.com A heartwarming love story about people who love books for readers who love books This funny, poignant, classic love story unfolds through a series of letters...

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...

84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff is a heartwarming and evocative narrative that chronicles the transatlantic correspondence between the author, a witty and aspiring writer from New York, and a genteel bookseller, Frank Doel, of Marks & Co., an antiquarian bookshop located at 84 Charing Cross Road, London. Spanning two decades, this remarkable true story captures the essence of...