84 Charing Cross Road / The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff

84 Charing Cross Road / The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street

Helene Hanff

220 pages first pub 1970 (editions)

nonfiction memoir lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Description

For 20 years, an outspoken New York writer and a rather more restrained London bookseller carried on an increasingly touching correspondence. In her first letter to Marks & Co., Helene Hanff encloses a wish list, but warns, "The phrase 'antiqu...

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Moods

lighthearted 82%
funny 61%
emotional 38%
relaxing 37%
hopeful 27%
inspiring 24%
reflective 21%
sad 10%
informative 7%
adventurous 3%

Pace

fast 63%
medium 26%
slow 10%

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