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84, Charing Cross Road

Helene Hanff · Literary Fiction · 97 pages

43 Pulse Score

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slow burnfriends to lovers
historical fictionslow burn

#151 All Time

About this book

It all began with a letter inquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84, Charing Cross Road in London. As Helene's sarcastic and witty letters are responded to by the stodgy and proper bookshop employee Frank Doel, a relationship blossoms into a warm and charming long-distance friendship lasting many years.

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