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84 Charing Cross Road

Mini Review by All Things Book Wise

⤷ Author: Helene Hanff

⤷ Published: 1970

⤷ Series or Standalone: standalone

⤷ Genre: non-fiction, memoir, correspondence

Rating: ✨4 stars✨

Review Updated: 03/01/2025

“If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me? I owe it so much.“

84 Charing Cross Road is for all the literature and letter lovers.

It’s a cozy collection of letters back and forth between Helene Hanff, an American book collector, and Frank Doel, an antique & used British bookseller. What starts as Helene’s quest to procure a specific book and old literature slowly turns into a correspondence and friendship, that’s both sweet and amusing, as Helene’s American bluntness crumbles Frank’s prim and proper, reserved, British manner. 84 Charing Cross Road is a short read, but definitely an enjoyable one I would recommend!

⤷ Final Thoughts: 

📨📨📨📨 / 5

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