84 Charing Cross Road

By: Helene Hanff

Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, John Nettles

Told in a series of letters, this true story of the correspondence between a New York writer and a London bookseller has touched the hearts of thousands.©1970 Helene Hanff; (P)2007 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"The twenty year correspondence between bookseller Frank Doel, who worked at Marks & Co, specialists in rare and second-hand books, and Helene Hanff, an impoverished New York writer with an irresistible urge to buy books, made joyous reading when it first appeared in 1970 and this unabridged recording of 84 Charing Cross Road makes pleasant listening." ( The Express)
"Human kindness is wonderfully to the fore in this little classic of autobiography, and the combined readings of Juliet Stevenson and John Nettles characterise the writers exquisitely." ( The Times)
"One of the subtlest, sharpest, most moving relationships ever formed between pen pals. I can't imagine it without Stevenson and Nettles. Her warmth, his reticence, their shared love of old books - onionskin pages, leather-bound and gold-embossed, with flyleaf dedications circa 1847 and pencilled notes in the margin - made me weep."( The Guardian)

Just beautiful!

Wonderful book and beautifullynatrated. A joy to listen to. Whatever am I going to read or listen to next?

Enjoy This Book As Much As I Did

Beautiful - with such a genuine reflection of the period and different cultures of the two main characters. A love story of sorts built on human kindness, intellect and decency

I wish I read this earlier!

This is one of the most hopeful book i’ve read because it taught me the basic of human relation. How wonderful it is to have someone to share interest and connect through book orders and purchases. From something transactional into a profound relation. It’s a very unique story and such a moving lesson to appreciate different people, the written word and books!

Heartmelting

Loved everything about their correspondence. Heartmelting!
There’s something about letters of old that always exposes the humaneous in others.

Delicate and funny

Excellent reading that takes us back in time when writing letters was a great pleasure.