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.

A slim book but interesting in that it provides insight into life in Britain and in the U.S. after World War II.

This book is going into the potluck bookbox organized by waternixie. It will be mailed to josierivers of Leesville, South Carolina.

Thank you so much, I received this in a winning sweeps on bookcrossing! I cant wait to read it! <33333

I didn't have a chance to read this book like I had planned, but I am releasing this book on to the next person in the papebck book swap

I am taking this book from Meekachu07's Surprise Bookbox. I am pretty sure I saw a movie about this. Looking forward to reading it.

7/15/2017
Loved the book! It's great to know that people can become friends via the mail (coming from a retired postal employee). Not sure what I am going to do with this book yet, reserving it for a future bookring.

in the mail-on it's way to elizardbreath who claimed it form the general literature virtual book box

Thanks so much for sending this my way!

I really, really enjoyed this book! It was hilarious, heart-warming, and a bit sad---mostly funny, though, as I found myself laughing out loud several times! I'm almost happy Helene never made the trip to England. With a postal mail relationship of that length, it's almost as if the correspondents were characters---not quite real to each other---and sometimes it's good to leave things that way. I've met internet friends in person after having communicated online for several years and it always seems something is lost after. Some bit of intrigue...or they don't look as I imagined they would...or we seem to not connect as well as we did before meeting. Anyway, lovely book. I'm really glad I read it.

Sending to a paperbackswap.com member in MI. Enjoy!

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