Helene Hanff – författare

This book is the very simple story of the love affair between Miss Helene Hanff of New York and Messrs Marks and Co, sellers of rare and secondhand books, at 84 Charing Cross Road, London'. DAILY TELEGRAPHTold in a series of letters in 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD and then in diary form in the second part THE DUCHESS OF BLOOMSBURY STREET, this true story has touched the hearts of thousands.

After the success of her classic 84,Charing Cross Road,Helene Hanff was asked by BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour to write about herlife in New York. Over the next six years, she captivated audiences with hermonthly broadcasts. Written in her trademark whimsical and upbeat style, HeleneHanff transports us to the heart of Manhattan in the 1980s, describing herfavourite places, people and pets with gentle humour and introducing readers tothe ups and downs of life in a high-rise building in New York City.Published in a gorgeous hardback edition, this is a charming,heartwarming love letter to Helene Hanff's adored New York City, introduced by hercousin Jean Hanff Korelitz, a New York Times best-selling novelist inher own right.

A TRUE STORY THAT HAS TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF THOUSANDS'Unmitigated delight from cover to cover' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A real-life love story . . . A timeless period piece. Do read it' WALL STREET JOURNAL 'Beguile an hour of your time and put you in tune with mankind' NEW YORK TIMES This charming classic, first published in 1970, brings together twenty years of correspondence between Helene Hanff, a freelance writer living in New York City, and a used-book dealer in London. Through the years, though never meeting and separated both geographically and culturally, they share a winsome, sentimental friendship based on their common love for books. Their relationship, captured so acutely in these letters, is one that will grab your heart and not let go.

"Beautifully done ... I really cannot recommend thisbook too vigorously" - The Sunday TelegraphFrom the author of 84, Charing Cross Road comesanother literary jewel of a memoir from Helene Hanff. This is a delightfulaccount of her early days as a struggling writer on the edge of show business. When Helene became an apprentice playwright with New York'sprestigious Theatre Guild, she was high on the champagne of her hopes. What didshe care about living chiefly on coffee in meagre bed-sitters when she couldalways borrow her best friend's best blouse for lunch with a producer, and wasmeeting awe-inspiring people? She was young, stage-struck and determined havefun.Brought back into print after several decades in gorgeoushardback gift edition, Underfoot in Show Business is introduced by Helene'scousin Jean Hanff Korelitz, a New York Times best-selling novelist inher own right.