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A review by karinlib
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff
4.0
I re-read 84 Charing Cross Road yesterday because of a review by a goodreads friend, and once I started it, I had to finish it (realizing it had been a while since I had last read it). This is the third Helene Hanff book I have read in the past two days (they are all less then 180 pages). The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street is really a sequel to 84 Charing Cross Road. It's about her time in England, where she helps promote 84 Charing Cross Road and meets many of the people with whom she corresponded.
While Hanff is in England she writes nightly in a diary of her experiences, and Bloomsbury is the result.
Some of the information in this book is also in Q's Legacy, but I am so glad I have read all three, one right after the other.
What makes this book great is the people she meets in England, and how wonderfully they treat her, like a Duchess. Hanff has a really good sense of humor. I kept thinking she is someone I would have liked to have met.
While Hanff is in England she writes nightly in a diary of her experiences, and Bloomsbury is the result.
Some of the information in this book is also in Q's Legacy, but I am so glad I have read all three, one right after the other.
What makes this book great is the people she meets in England, and how wonderfully they treat her, like a Duchess. Hanff has a really good sense of humor. I kept thinking she is someone I would have liked to have met.