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A book with a protagonist who has your occupation...
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The first book you see in a bookstore
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This book is short and sweet -- easy to read in one or two sittings -- and completely charming. As an (aspiring) book-lover, a (once-faithful) letter-writer, and a memory-keeper (this work of non-fiction exists, I assume, since Helene squirreled away these letters someplace), I really enjoyed this little book-of-letters.
Helene's voice is just pure fun. The lines I most enjoyed, though, were not part of the direct correspondence between the two main parties but an aside to her friend Maxine:
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Helene's voice is just pure fun. The lines I most enjoyed, though, were not part of the direct correspondence between the two main parties but an aside to her friend Maxine:
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I think the only word for this book is 'delightful'.
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Absolutely charming. I’d love to go back and read some of the books mentioned. At first I didn’t realize it was non-fiction! What a lovely, lovely read!
I quick read of real letter written between the author in the U.S. and the staff at a British bookstore. It's amusing to know the story of these unlikely acquaintances, but I didn't have any special fondness for most of the classic texts Hanff requests, nor opinions about various versions of the texts, and I don't frequently like the smell of ancient books anymore. So, it wasn't really my kind of book.
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Lovely little book. The real-life correspondence between an American bibliophile and a British bookseller, spanning two decades in the mid-twentieth century. Very short and very charming.
