Apple of My Eye
3 journalers for this copy...
I bought this at a book sale ages ago as I'd really enjoyed "84 Charing Cross Road" I've never read it so I'll let it lurk for a while longer on my TBR pile then if I still haven't read it I'll release it into the wild...
Journal Entry 2 by isisjem at Postal Release in Post office, A book trading site -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, May 25, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (5/25/2006 UTC) at Postal Release in Post office, A book trading site -- Controlled Releases
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Going off to Davos10 who won this in my draw recently
Going off to Davos10 who won this in my draw recently
Thank you Isisjem! Looks like a great read. According to the back cover it's the story of Helene Hanff's love affair with her own home town, New York City, which when she was asked to write a series of articles about it realised she didn't really know it, and set off with a friend to explore.I really enjoyed 84 Charing Cross Road, so am looking forward to reading this.
In her outstandingly successful 84 Charing Cross Road Helene Hanff told the story of her 20-year relationship with an antiquarian bookshop in London.In this book she celebrates something even bigger - her lifelong love for New York. Asked to write some text to accompany a picture-book about "The Big Apple", she found to her dismay that she knew hardly anything about her own city, and so she asked a friend to go exploring with her. This is the story of that two-month madcap voyage of discovery.
It is one of the best travel books I have ever read - a unique, humourous account of the author's at times frenetic trips around New York city to learn all those things we never seem to know about our own home towms: the best places to eat, to see, its history, how to get around it best, its art galleries, museums, most scenic spots and so on.
A must read for everyone, with the chapter on her visit to the World Trade Centre (both Helene Hanff and her friend are scared of heights) particularly poignant in light of 9/11. (The book was first published in 1977.)
Journal Entry 5 by 
Davros-10
at Controlled Release in Lutwyche, Queensland Australia on Saturday, December 29, 2007
Davros-10 at Controlled Release in Lutwyche, Queensland Australia on Saturday, December 29, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (12/29/2007 UTC) at Controlled Release in Lutwyche, Queensland Australia
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Given to KEMS to read as we share a love of travel, and New York City is on our joint list of places to see!
Released also for the 2007 Never Judge A Book By Its Cover Release Challenge: Week 51 (Author's names starting with letters in the word "Christmas").
Given to KEMS to read as we share a love of travel, and New York City is on our joint list of places to see!
Released also for the 2007 Never Judge A Book By Its Cover Release Challenge: Week 51 (Author's names starting with letters in the word "Christmas").
I am looking forward to reading this book, it sounds delightful! Davros-10 and I paln to go to New York so it will be interesting to see how many of the descriptions remain recognisable.
