trade-size paperback.

from the back cover:
In 1970 Helene Hanff wrote 84, Charing Cross Road, a record of a postal love affair with England through a twenty-year correspondence with a London bookseller. In both hardcovers and the Equinox paperbound edition, the book found thousands of devoted readers. Their fervent wish - and hers above all - was that she go to England.

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Very enjoyable read.

Selected from the NonFiction VBB.

I chose this book from Debbie4osu's nonfiction vbb.

Thank you for sending this book to me, waterfalling.

I loved reading this journal of the author's dream-come-true trip to London. It was delightful to read about how well she was greeted and wined and dined by people who knew her primarily through her previous book, "84, Charing Cross Road". It was also interesting to read about London in the 1970s.

When I received this book, I realized that it was a sequel of sorts to "84, Charing Cross Road", so of course, I had to read "84, Charing Cross Road" first.

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

I believe I read 84 Charing Cross Road years ago. I don't remember it, but I hope to read this book, as well.

Thank you so much for participating in my first ever
Group 1 "READ IT, SWAP IT, LEAVE IT" Bookring!!!
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14324309

And THANK YOU for your patience in waiting for so long for me to be able to make a Journal Entry!!! ; ) Been a rough month, explained in part here. http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/5/533419/8913767

Reserved for booklady331's Round 9: Traveling US Non-Fiction VBB
https://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/20/518393

From Amazon...

Nancy Mitford meets Nora Ephron in the pages of The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street, Helene Hanff’s delightful travelogue about her “bucket list” trip to London

When devoted Anglophile Helene Hanff is invited to London for the English publication of 84, Charing Cross Road—in which she shares two decades of correspondence with Frank Doel, a British bookseller who became a dear friend—she can hardly believe her luck. Frank is no longer alive, but his widow and daughter, along with enthusiastic British fans from all walks of life, embrace Helene as an honored guest. Eager hosts, including a famous actress and a retired colonel, sweep her up in a whirlwind of plays and dinners, trips to Harrod’s, and wild jaunts to their favorite corners of the countryside.

A New Yorker who isn’t afraid to speak her mind, Helene Hanff delivers an outsider’s funny yet fabulous portrait of idiosyncratic Britain at its best. And whether she is walking across the Oxford University courtyard where John Donne used to tread, visiting Windsor Castle, or telling a British barman how to make a real American martini, Helene always wears her heart on her sleeve. The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street is not only a witty account of two different worlds colliding but also a love letter to England and its literary heritage—and a celebration of the written word’s power to sustain us, transport us, and unite us.

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2/17/19...This book has been chosen by elizardbreath!!! ; )

Enjoyed this detailed, descriptive, enjoyable little "quick read", and found it interesting that the author chose to write in rather personal journal/diary like style, which included times of entries...more than one on some days, and a "tour" of London, if you will, that included visits to many famous places in the city, including the homes of two of my favorite poets. ; ) I had to laugh when I came to the three "Teletype" July 1971 entries, as one of my first positions about that time was that as a Teletype Data Entry Operator. Another position I held during the same time was that of Administrative Assistant to the Head Buyer of a Bookseller within a major Department Store, although no romance was involved. ; ) Funny how little things can evoke memories connected to the past of one's life journey. ; )

Reserved for elizardbreath to fill her Non-Fiction VBB Book request. I'll be making release notes once I have sent it off. THANKfully, she is not in a rush, as due to the Veteran's Doctor and Testing appointments unexpectedly multiplying during the past few weeks, it may take me a couple of weeks to do so. ; )

elizardbreath's WISH from booklady331's Non-Fiction VBB is at looooong last on it's way. THANK YOU again, for your patience, my BC Friend!!! ; )
HAPPY READING!

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