84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

84 Charing Cross Road

Helene Hanff

230 pages first pub 1970 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced

Description

In 1949 Helene Hanff, 'a poor writer with an antiquarian taste in books' wrote to Marks & Co. Booksellers of 84 Charing Cross Rd, in search of the rare editions she was unable to find in New York. Her books were dispatched with polite but bris...

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Moods

lighthearted 82%
funny 60%
emotional 38%
relaxing 37%
hopeful 27%
inspiring 24%
reflective 21%
sad 10%
informative 7%
adventurous 3%

Pace

fast 62%
medium 26%
slow 10%

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