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84 Charing Cross Road
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, John Nettles
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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Critic Reviews
"Human kindness is wonderfully to the fore in this little classic of autobiography, and the combined readings of Juliet Stevenson and John Nettles characterise the writers exquisitely." ( The Times)
"One of the subtlest, sharpest, most moving relationships ever formed between pen pals. I can't imagine it without Stevenson and Nettles. Her warmth, his reticence, their shared love of old books - onionskin pages, leather-bound and gold-embossed, with flyleaf dedications circa 1847 and pencilled notes in the margin - made me weep."( The Guardian)
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- Diana
- 19-02-2023
love this book, story, voices 🥰 timeless
I love this book... from the start to the last letter of it. It brings a lot of joy, sometimes laughter and a tear. Exceptional reading (listening). I will be coming back to it, because for me - what goes on on the pages of this little&long story - it is timeless. So real and yet mainly imaginary.
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- Kylie
- 01-09-2016
Marvellous!
Loved this almost from the start. I thought the reading of the addresses every couple of minutes was annoying at first and if I was reading it would have skipped looking at the address but as it went on it was almost rhythmic and I grew to love it as part of the overall experience. The performance by Juliet and John was excellent and added so much to the enjoyment of the book. I loved researching more about the story once I had finished. What wonderful kind people they were.
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- Maria Gray
- 18-05-2015
Kindness of a Stranger
I read the book when it was first published and absolutely love this audible edition. I was unable to listen to this book in public places, as tears kept welling in my eyes, especially at the kindness this woman showed for people she didn't know on the other side of the world. At the end of the book the producer stated that when he asked the actors to read this book, their response was the quickest and most enthusiastic he had ever had from anyone for any book. I think that says it all.
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