84 Charing Cross Road

Description

Product ID:	9781860498503
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Series:	Virago Modern Classics
Title:	84 Charing Cross Road
Authors:	Author: Helene Hanff
Page Count:	240
Subjects:	Autobiography: writers, Autobiography: literary
Description:	Select Guide Rating A timeless classic that should be on every book-lover's 'must read' list. First published in 1971, 84 Charing Cross Road has never been out of print. A TRUE STORY THAT HAS TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF THOUSANDS ''Unmitigated delight from cover to cover'' DAILY TELEGRAPH ''A real-life love story . . . A timeless period piece. Do read it'' WALL STREET JOURNAL ''Beguile an hour of your time and put you in tune with mankind'' NEW YORK TIMES This charming classic, first published in 1970, brings together twenty years of correspondence between Helene Hanff, a freelance writer living in New York City, and a used-book dealer in London. Through the years, though never meeting and separated both geographically and culturally, they share a winsome, sentimental friendship based on their common love for books. Their relationship, captured so acutely in these letters, is one that will grab your heart and not let go.
Imprint Name:	Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Name:	Little, Brown Book Group
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2002-10-03

Weight	192 g
Dimensions	196 × 127 × 15 mm