You’ve probably already seen the movie, but 84 Charing Cross Road comprises the multi-year correspondence between American writer Helene Hanff and the antiquarian London bookshop Marks & Co.
Hanff has a hunger for books that Marks & Co. do their best to satiate. In return, as transatlantic friendships develop, Hanff begins to supply the bookshop staff with delicacies such as fresh eggs and tins of ham that are on ration in post-War England.
The correspondence is witty and affectionate, and a must-read for all book-lovers.
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