![]() But despite their different personalities, they establish a lasting friendship which, little by little, is going to include all the book shop assistants and their families. Helene’s letters are remarkable for their spontaneity, while Frank’s, the bookshop manager, are all British politeness. This is the beginning of a 20-year correspondence that you will never forget. Helene Hanff, a young and enthusiastic script writer, comes in contact in 1949 with the bookshop Marks & Co., in London, to request some titles she can’t find in good conditions in the bookshops of the city where she lives, New York. Well, this week we read and discussed 84, Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff a book I had already read years ago, but that I had no problem in re-reading, since is a charming story told through the letters sent by its characters. We started in October and we meet every Tuesday: one meeting to discuss a certain book and the next week’s meeting is for watching a film, sometimes related to the book we have read before. ![]() ![]() ![]() This year I’m participating in a book club organized by the public library of my hometown. ![]()
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