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84 Charing Cross Road

By: Helene Hanff
Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, John Nettles
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 Told in a series of letters, this true story of the correspondence between a New York writer and a London bookseller has touched the hearts of thousands.©1970 Helene Hanff (P)2007 Hachette Audio Art & Literature Authors Letters & Correspondence Memoirs, Diaries & Correspondence Heartfelt

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"The twenty year correspondence between bookseller Frank Doel, who worked at Marks & Co, specialists in rare and second-hand books, and Helene Hanff, an impoverished New York writer with an irresistible urge to buy books, made joyous reading when it first appeared in 1970 and this unabridged recording of 84 Charing Cross Road makes pleasant listening." ( The Express)
"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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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.

love this book, story, voices 🥰 timeless

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If you like good old fashioned times & letters, you won’t be disappointed. 🩷
I highly recommend this audiobook.

Just lovely!

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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.

Marvellous!

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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.

Kindness of a Stranger

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