![]() ![]() ![]() We witness Hanff’s friendly, sarcastic and witty personality emerge in her letters. Over the next few months we see a further exchange of letters. These are books that are unavailable to her in New York at suitable prices that are affordable to ‘a poor writer with antiquarian taste in books.’Īn employee named ‘FPD’ responds to the request and supplies Miss Hanff with several of the requested books. The correspondence starts in October of 1949 when Helene Hanff responding to an advertisement in the Saturday Review of Literature, writes to ‘Marks and Co.’, located at 84 Charing Cross Road for certain antiquarian books. The book is funny and poignant and shows how people separated by great distance and circumstances can nonetheless, touch each others lives and create the most beautiful relationships. ![]() Set in the years after World War II, the reader is treated to an insight of the reality of what it was like to live in the aftermath of the war. The correspondence is spread over the years 1949 to 1969, documenting the lively dialogue between two people, with nothing in common but a knowledge and love of good books. The Story: This is an account of the correspondence between Helene Hanff, a freelance writer in New York and Frank Doel, an employee of a used antiquarian bookstore in London. Main Characters: Helene Hanff (freelance writer in New York), Frank Doel (bookseller in London) ![]() Location of the Story: New York and London from the period 1949-1969 ![]()
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