These two very different people start this unlikely friendship having never met each other, and separated by an ocean, through their love of books. Frank would always reply to her letters very formally and politely, which really added to its charm. This was absolutely delightful! I really loved Helene, she was sassy, bold, sometimes a little bit rude, and straight to the point. And what followed was 20 years of a beautiful friendship between two very different people who shared a mutual love of books. Helene started writing letters to secondhand bookshop Marks & Co (at 84 Charing Cross Road) in 1949 to request books that she couldn’t find in New York. The true life correspondence between Helene Hanff, a freelance writer living in New York, and Frank Doel, a secondhand bookseller working for Marks & Co in London.
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