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Suet624
84 Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff
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Pickpick

It seemed for a time that everyone on Litsy was reading this book. I‘m finally getting to it. Such a sweet read. The NY author begins writing to a bookstore in England in order to find rare secondhand books at a good price. She ends up becoming very fond of the employees, sending them packages of food that are unavailable to them during wartime and staying in touch with the employees and their families for years. It‘s a quick and touching read.

BooksandCoffee4Me I‘ve seen it and after reading your post, I know I need to read this. 4w
Leftcoastzen An all time favorite! 4w
Suet624 @BooksandCoffee4Me it‘s guaranteed you‘ll like it. 4w
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bibliothecarivs Love this one. 4w
Ruthiella This book! ❤️😭 4w
LeahBergen I adore this book (and have read it several times)! 4w
BarbaraJean Ohhhh, this is so good! 💜 4w
CarolynM ❤️❤️ I love all Helene Hanff‘s books. 4w
sarahbarnes This sounds lovely indeed. ♥️ 4w
Suet624 @sarahbarnes as you can see, it‘s a well loved book. 💕💕 4w
BarbaraBB I loved this one too 4w
kspenmoll I loved this as well. 💕 4w
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Amiable
84, Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff
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What an absolutely lovely little book! I‘m not crying —YOU‘RE crying.

This collection of letters between an American scriptwriter and the staff of a British bookstore in London restores my faith in humanity and confirms my belief that book people are the best people.

Listen to the audiobook —the narrators are delightful.

Ruthiella This book! It‘s just beautiful. ❤️😢 1mo
Amiable @Ruthiella Oh my gosh—my heart exploded! 😍 And I went immediately to Hoopla to download the sequel. 1mo
LeahBergen One of my absolute favourites! 1mo
CarolynM I love Helene Hanff. All her books are wonderful. 1mo
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dabbe
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#coverstories
#letters
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A captivating anthology that brings together an extraordinary collection of correspondence from across history, culture, and human experience. Originally stemming from the popular website of the same name, this book compiles letters that are poignant, humorous, enlightening, and sometimes heartbreaking—each offering a unique glimpse into the minds of their writers.

BooksandCoffee4Me Have you read The Only Thing That Counts, the letters between Hemingway and his editor, Maxwell Perkins? These letters share insights into Hemingway -- the real, unheroic, determined, obstinate, fiery, pensive, colliegial Hemingway; of course, the wisdom, almost father-like attention, and expertise of Perkins and discussions regarding F Scott Fitzgerald add to the depth and enjoyment of reading this book. 2mo
Eggs My ‘must-read‘ list is unmanageable 🤪, but…stacked. 2mo
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HardcoverHearts
84 Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff
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😭😭😭My husband & I were recently displaced from our home by a fire. No one was hurt & our things were fine, we did have to look for a new home. He knew how difficult an experience this has been, including having to seriously downsize my library. As a housewarming gift, he found something I I have been searching for- an Italian translation of my favorite book! Next Jan 1st, when I do my annual read it will be in Italian! 😭😭😭

Jas16 I am so sorry to hear about your home. 3mo
HardcoverHearts @Jas16 Thank you so much. We are very fortunate to have been able to land on our feet. We will be fine and I‘m just so happy to be done with purging and packing. Now it‘s just unboxing and purging. 😅 3mo
AmyG I am sorry tonear about the fire, but happy to read you are safe and in a new home. Wishing you all the best. 3mo
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LeahBergen I‘m so terribly sorry to hear about this! Sending you love. ❤️ 3mo
HardcoverHearts @AmyG thank you so much! 3mo
HardcoverHearts @LeahBergen thanks ever so much. ❤️ 3mo
Librarybelle So sorry to hear about this, but I am glad you are on your feet! ❤️ 3mo
Tamra Oh, that‘s really a terrible experience! I love the gift though! 3mo
HardcoverHearts @Librarybelle I appreciate that. Thank you. 3mo
HardcoverHearts @Tamra thank you, and yes- he did a great job of lifting my spirits with this gift! 3mo
quietjenn Sorry about the fire, but love the gift and your attitude. 💜 3mo
HardcoverHearts @quietjenn that‘s such a nice thing to say. Thank you! 3mo
Ruthiella So sorry to hear that. Glad you are ok and that your husband is so thoughtful. ❤️ 3mo
Chrissyreadit beautiful and thoughtful ❤️ 3mo
HardcoverHearts @Ruthiella thank you! And while I talk about Leo a lot, and we are incredibly close, we live in completely different parts of the world and are fantastic reading companions but he is not my husband. 😉 3mo
HardcoverHearts @Chrissyreadit I thought so, too! 3mo
Ruthiella @HardcoverHearts Oops! I misread your post ! 😅 3mo
HardcoverHearts @Ruthiella not a problem at all, but I wanted to make sure credit was given where it was due! 😊 Especially since @Leoslittlebooklife had to get it from Rome and then send it to me. 3mo
Suet624 I just saw this post. I‘m so sorry about the fire! 💕💕 4w
HardcoverHearts @Suet624 thank you so much! It was surreal. We are happily on the other side of that chaos. 😅 4w
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GatheringBooks
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#FeelinTheLove Day 11: #CrazyLove or maybe the infamous doomed love of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera - one of the many loveletters in this fascinating book. You can find more here in my feature: https://wp.me/pDlzr-7hF

Eggs Love this💕 4mo
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LiseWorks
Love Letters | Antonia Fraser
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February 10th #FeelinTheLove Love Letters 💌 @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Absolutely 💯 4mo
BooksandCoffee4Me My husband and I were teachers at the same high school when we met and started dating. To avoid awkwardness, we didn‘t let our relationship be known, but he would put a handwritten note in my teacher‘s mailbox every morning 😊❤️ 4mo
LiseWorks @BooksandCoffee4Me, oh, how sweet 4mo
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GatheringBooks
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#FeelinTheLove Day 10: This one is Ludwig Van Beethoven‘s letter to his Immortal Beloved – who this is remains a mystery until now. This is a fascinating book that contains amorous and heartfelt #Loveletters of famous people: from Vita Sackville-West and Viriginia Woolf to Franz Kafka‘s letter to Felice Bauer. More here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-7hF

Eggs Excellent choice 💕 4mo
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lil1inblue
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Eggs Lovely 🥂 5mo
lil1inblue @Eggs 🎉 🍷 🎉 5mo
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Leftcoastzen I agree! Hunter was a wild one. Can‘t imagine what his take on current events would be , or maybe I can…😁🤨🤔 5mo
lil1inblue @Leftcoastzen Right?!?! 😂 😉 5mo
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Librarybelle
84, Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff
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My first read every year is this slim epistolary collection between friends. I love viewing the progression of the friendship, and the ending gets me every time.

#SebastianKitty is kindly modeling the book for me. #CatsOfLitsy

AlaMich This is an old favorite of mine. 5mo
Lcsmcat A favorite of your kitty, it looks like. 😻 5mo
LeslieO A lovely tradition! 5mo
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Librarybelle @Lcsmcat I was surprised he stayed still as long as he did for the photo. 5mo
Librarybelle It‘s such a lovely book, @AlaMich and @LeslieO ! 5mo
Ruthiella Sebastian is 😻! I love this book too! 5mo
Librarybelle @Ruthiella So good!! 5mo
lauraisntwilder I need to reread this! 5mo
Librarybelle @lauraisntwilder You should if you can! 5mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 5mo
CarolynM ❤️ 5mo
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IndoorDame
The Letters of Gustave Flaubert: 1857-1880 | Gustave Flaubert, Francis Steegmuller
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Eggs Quite lovely 🤔❤️🥰 9mo
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