{"product_id":"84-charing-cross-road-9780140143508","title":"84, Charing Cross Road by Hanff, Helene","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Such a delightful reading experience . . . During Covid . . . everything was so chaotic and weird and depressing and lonely, and that book felt like the antidote to all of that.\" --Virginia Evans, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Correspondent\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003epodcast\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartwarming love story about people who love books for readers who love books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis funny, poignant, classic love story unfolds through a series of letters between Helene Hanff, a freelance writer living in New York City, and a used-book dealer in London at 84, Charing Cross Road. Through the years, though never meeting and separated both geographically and culturally, they share a charming, sentimental friendship based on their common love for books. Discover the relationship that has touched the hearts of thousands of readers around the world, and was the basis for a film starring Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helene Hanff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.58h x 5.46w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140143508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 18-UP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2005 pg. 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelene Hanff\u003c\/b\u003e (1915-1997) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1940s and '50s she wrote plays and television scripts in New York City, but found little success until her best-known book, \u003ci\u003e84, Charing Cross Road\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1970. The book was a smash hit and has been adapted for the radio, stage, film, and television.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46985575858329,"sku":"9780140143508","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_d91bd2e3-877f-48ac-80dc-a98724084800.jpg?v=1776978695","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/84-charing-cross-road-9780140143508","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}