"A real-life love story . . . A timeless period piece. Do read it."
―The Wall Street Journal "Those who have read
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a novel comprised of only letters between the characters, will see how much that bestseller owes
84, Charing Cross Road." –
Medium.com "[
84, Charing Cross Road] will beguile an hour of your time and put you in tune with mankind. . . . It will provide an emollient for the spirit and a sheath for the exposed nerve." –
The New York Times "A unique, throat-lumping, side-splitting treasure." –
San Francisco Examiner "This book is the very simple story of the love affair between Miss Helene Hanff of New York and Messrs Marks and Co, sellers of rare and secondhand books, at
84, Charing Cross Road, London." –
Daily Telegraph (London)