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84 Charing Cross Road
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, John Nettles
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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"Human kindness is wonderfully to the fore in this little classic of autobiography, and the combined readings of Juliet Stevenson and John Nettles characterise the writers exquisitely." ( The Times)
"One of the subtlest, sharpest, most moving relationships ever formed between pen pals. I can't imagine it without Stevenson and Nettles. Her warmth, his reticence, their shared love of old books - onionskin pages, leather-bound and gold-embossed, with flyleaf dedications circa 1847 and pencilled notes in the margin - made me weep."( The Guardian)
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- mosses farmhouse
- 03-09-21
Perfection - the narration is sublime
Beautifully performed.
This is a delight from start to finish. Not a long listen at 2 hours and 11 minutes, but one that I will return to time and again!
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- bellanonna
- 27-10-20
Truly lovely
in the 1960s I worked in Tavistock Square and my bus home took me past 84 Charing X Road, although I regret never stopping to go in. The whole dialogue so eloquently and well read was a delight from beg to end and I have just bought the DVD too so I can continue to wallow. This book will be listened to again and again. Thank you Juliet and John for your excellent portrayals.
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- Nikki G
- 24-03-19
absolutely loved the book
such a shame letter writing has died off due to emails and texts brilliant book!!
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- mpd
- 20-12-23
Just beautiful and uplifting.
A story of enduring correspondence between the owner and staff of a second-hand bookshop and an eccentric American author, post second World War. Just a beautiful illustration of the enduring kindness and dedication of ordinary people. What a heart-warming account beautifully narrated. No wonder this book has been so popular over the years.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-06-07
Truth Stranger than Fiction
A story told entirely in letters charting the relationship between two people who never meet. It is a cliche, but 84 Charing Cross Road is heartwarming, tender, funny and tragic. The relationship that develops between Helene Hanff (a spiky, impoverished New York writer) and Frank Doel (a conventional, formal English bookseller) is told through their correspondence as HH tries to obtain rare and obscure titles from the eponynous bookshop. That it is a true story told through the actual correspondence between the two makes it tremendously affecting.
The story is beautifully read by Juliet Stevenson and John Nettles - brilliant casting - and the whole unabridged reading lasts barely 2 hours which just goes to show that the best things really do come in small packages.
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- JB Johnston
- 12-03-15
Great!
Truly amazing! Loved it so very much. I would highly recommend this super classic. Wonderfully read and produced. Five stars!
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- Susan Yoxall-Doyle
- 11-08-23
Heartwarming and poignant
My father gave me this book years ago x he was always handing me books and saying ‘you might like this’ and I certainly liked this one x it was fabulous listening to it as it is so well narrated x the epilogue is interesting too x highly recommend x
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- jane
- 24-07-18
Beautiful
To be honest I only purchased this to listen to the wonderful voices of the narrators , but I found myself immersed in these letters , so much so , that I was shocked when it ended. I wish we all wrote letters still.
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- Rosy Mckenzie
- 01-09-16
Over the pond
This is a beautiful simplistic story narrated so well by Juliet Stevenson and John nettles
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- Kindle Customer
- 22-12-22
very cute and sweet story
Not something I thought that I would normally enjoy, but was recommended to me by a friend and it was a very sweet story.
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