Helene Hanff – författare

'Such a delightful reading experience' Virginia Evans, bestselling author of The Correspondent, winner of the Women's Prize 2026'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 TIMESThis 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.

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.

The author of 84, Charing Cross Road chronicles her dream-come-true trip to London and its literary landmarks: “A charmer.” —The New York TimesWhen she’s invited to London for the English publication of her wildly successful book, 84, Charing Cross Road—in which she shares two decades of correspondence with Frank Doel, a British bookseller who became a dear friend—New York writer Helene Hanff is thrilled to realize a lifelong dream. The trip will be bittersweet, because she can’t help wishing Frank was still alive, but she’s determined to capture every moment of the journey—and this delightful Nancy Mitford–meets–Nora Ephron diary is the result.Helene’s time in London exceeds her wildest expectations. She visits Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle; explores Shakespeare’s favorite pub, Dickens’s house, and the Oxford University courtyard where John Donne used to wander; and makes new friends from all walks of life who take her to the theater, introduce her to institutions like Harrod’s, and share their favorite corners of countryside.A love letter to England and its literary heritage, written by a Manhattanite who isn’t afraid to speak her mind (or tell a British barman how to make a real American martini), The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street is an endearing account of two wildly different worlds colliding; it’s an outsider’s witty, vibrant portrait of idiosyncratic British culture at its best, as well as a profound commentary about the written word’s power to sustain us, transport us, and unite us.Includes a new introduction by Plum Sykes

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.