A New Yorker who isnt afraid to speak her mind, Helene Hanff delivers an outsiders funny yet fabulous portrait of idiosyncratic Britain at its best. Eager hosts, including a famous actress and a retired colonel, sweep her up in a whirlwind of plays and dinners, trips to Harrods, and wild jaunts to their favorite corners of the countryside. Frank is no longer alive, but his widow and daughter, along with enthusiastic British fans from all walks of life, embrace Helene as an honored guest. Book Synopsis Nancy Mitford meets Nora Ephron in the pages of The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street, Helene Hanffs delightful travelogue about her bucket list trip to London When devoted Anglophile Helene Hanff is invited to London for the English publication of 84, Charing Cross Road-in which she shares two decades of correspondence with Frank Doel, a British bookseller who became a dear friend-she can hardly believe her luck. About the Book A hardcover edition of this book was published in 1973 by Lippincott Williams and Wikins-Title page verso.
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