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Jan 19, 2016 Ghostcat rated it liked it

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This very short book is delightful, an excerpt from a bunch of persons that become familiar in a blink of an eye and it is full of emotions, especially because it is about true letters exchanged for years between the author and the people from the little bookshop in England.

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Jul 13, 2025 Charlene rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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This was a delight. I adored Helene’s sense of humor when writing to Marks and Co. I’m sure they did not know what to make of her at first but found a treasured friendship for more than 20 years. If you like British History, this one is for you.

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Oct 23, 2013 Alina rated it really liked it

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A delightful short read especially if you love and appreciate books and bookstores. This book is a true story written in epistolary form (letters back and forth). I thought it was heartwarming.

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Jul 26, 2012 Joy Gerbode rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Delightful quick and easy read ... all about books, which are also my best friends! I had never heard of many of the volumes she mentioned; but she did include one of my favorites, Pride and Prejudice. Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are on my "to read" list, and some of the others are books I have either read in the distant past, or thought about reading recently. I loved some of the qhotes from the book ... one about the smell of the bookstore, and another about reading a used book ... plus lines a ...more

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Jun 22, 2018 Leonor rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical, non-fiction, desafío-2018-bookofmonth

Reseña

Este cortito libro es básicamente un montón de correspondencia durante 20 años (desde 1949 a 1969), entre una cliente compradora de libros de no-ficción, Helene Hanff, que vive en Estados Unidos, a una pequeña librería de Londres, Inglaterra, que vende libros usados pero en excelentes condiciones. A través de las cartas se aprecia una linda historia de amistad que crece con el tiempo, hasta su desenlace 20 años después de iniciada la correspondencia.

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Feb 21, 2016 Brandy B rated it really liked it

Shelves: non-fiction, epistolary, around2016

Welll, that was an incredibly charming little book. It was such a love story to the physical book. Nothing much happened and but I found myself completely eager to get to the next letter. I read the whole thing in a sitting and feel sad to have no more time to spend with these lovely book lovers. I don't think you can ask for much more than that from a book. ...more

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Mar 14, 2012 Helen marked it as to-read

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