Overview of The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street Book

When she s invited to London for the English publication of her wildly successful book, 84 Charing Cross Road in which she shares two decades of correspondence with Frank Doel, a British bookseller who became a dear friend New York writer Helene Hanff is thrilled to realize a lifelong dream. The trip will be bittersweet, because she can t help wishing Frank was still alive, but she s determined to capture every moment of the journey.Helene s time in London exceeds her wildest expectations. She visits landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle; explores Shakespeare s favorite pub, Dickens s house and the Oxford University courtyard where John Donne used to walk and makes a host of new friends from all walks of life, who take her to the theater, introduce her to institutions like Harrod s and share with her their favorite corners of countryside.A love letter to England and its literary heritage, written by a Manhattanite who isn t afraid to speak her mind (or tell a British barman how to make a real American martini), the Duchess of Bloomsbury Street is an endearing account of two wildly different worlds colliding; it s an outsider s witty, vibrant portrait of idiosyncratic British culture at its best, as well as a profound commentary about the written word s power to sustain us, transport us and unite us..

• Book Type :

Biographies & Autobiographies

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

160 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

006244218X

• The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street Published On :

30 Sep 2016

• Resource:

Biographies, Diaries & True Accounts, Biographies & Autobiographies Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others

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