84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff audiobook

84, Charing Cross Road

By Barbara Rosenblat
Read by various narrators

Recorded Books, Inc.

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781664464353

  • ISBN: 9781664572188

  • ISBN: 9781664734142

Runtime: 1.93 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/Literary Collections
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

This charming classic love story, first published in 1970, brings together twenty years of correspondence between Helene Hanff, at the time, a freelance writer living in New York City, and a used-book dealer in London at 84, Charing Cross Road. 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 has touched the hearts of thousands of readers around the world.

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Author Bio: Helene Hanff

Author Bio: Helene Hanff

Helene Hanff (1915–1997) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1940s and ’50s she wrote plays and television scripts in New York City, but found little success until her best-known book, 84, Charing Cross Road, was published in 1970. The book was a smash hit and has been adapted for the radio, stage, film, and television. Hanff also wrote a number of books for young readers, including The Movers and Shakes and Terrible Thomas.

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Available Formats : CD, Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/Literary Collections
Runtime: 1.93
Audience: Adult
Language: English