(of the succinct notes), Leo and Ena Marks, and so many others.ģ) My favourite quote in the book: “I despair of ever getting it through anybody’s head I am not interested in bookshops, I am interested in what’s written in the books. She records all her first impressions, and I felt like I was on the tour with her.Ģ) I enjoyed meeting a whole new cast of characters in this book… all the different people who took Helene around London and over to Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon. The book is in the form of a diary she wrote during her stay (from June to July 1971). WHAT’S COOL…ġ) I loved touring London through the eyes of Helene Hanff. And it’s here that she becomes the “Duchess of Bloomsbury Street”. In this memoir, Helene Hanff finally makes it to London. Book: The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street (1973)īasic Plot: This is the sequel (of sorts) to 84, Charing Cross Road.
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