![]() The sight of her, on the “dirty sidewalk” of the city she had loved from afar all her life, standing in front of “her” plaque, is one of my most satisfying memories of Helene. Marks & Co had departed Charing Cross Road years before, but because of the round bronze marker, fans of 84 would always have a place to which they could make their pilgrimage. Helene Hanff's '84, Charing Cross Road' is a charming and poignant collection of letters exchanged between Helene Hanff, a struggling writer in New York, and. The occasion on that particular day was especially meaningful for my cousin, who had gathered many of her friends to witness the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at the address she had made famous. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff 4.8 (16) Paperback 12.95 Paperback 12.95 Audiobook 0. ![]() After that first visit in 1971 she came regularly to England, where she was entertained with immense kindness by her publishers, Andre Deutsch and Diana Athill, and treated to the kind of celebrity whirlwind (newspaper profiles! Television interviews!) few writers experience. One day, during my time at Cambridge, I caught the train down to London to meet Helene. ![]()
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