84 Charing Cross Road

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The true story of the 20-year correspondence between Helene Hanff, an American writer living in New York, and Frank Doel, the Manager of Messrs Marks and Co., a bookshop in London’s Charing Cross Road. The story is told in the couple’s letters.

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'Such a delightful reading experience' Virginia Evans, bestselling author of The Correspondent, winner of the Women's Prize 2026

'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.

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Weight 0.131 kg
Dimensions 17.8 × 14.5 × 1.5 cm
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Paperback

Pages

240

Language

English

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General – Trade / Code: K

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