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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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- M. Savill
- 07-04-13
A charming book
Although I had heard of 84 Charing Cross Road I didn't listen to it until a friend mentioned it in our regular correspondence (how apt!) and I decided I'd see what she was talking about! I have a love of books of letters and this one didn't disappoint at all, Juliet Stevenson and John Nettles read extremely well, their characterisations was perfect. It is a charming story of a (sadly) bygone age and very enjoyable. I really enjoyed the producer chatting with the readers about the book at the end as well. Highly recommended!
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- Ms. S. Withers
- 06-05-21
Just wonderful!
This has always been one of my favourite books, and the reading is excellent. John Nettles is perfect casting for Frank and Juliet Stevenson does a marvelous job as Helene. It's short, but perfect and I smiled to myself the entire time. Well worth an audible credit!!!
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- Paul
- 21-12-13
Charming
A totally unique and easy to listen to book. I loved the accents and feeling drawn back to the time period the letters relate to. I presume some letters are missing as there are some gaps but this does not take away from the story. I read a little more into the life of Helen Hanff and it was nice to learn (post letters) a bit more of the story. A very easy way to pass a couple of hours. Recommended!
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- Lingwelli
- 01-11-09
Love by mail
What a wonderful story. It was like waiting on the doorstep for the next letter to arrive. You could almost imagine rows and rows of books in a tiny shop. It was a love story yet, it wasn't. It was a lovely story.
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- Deirdre
- 07-11-20
beautiful story
really liked this book, not do much at the beginning but at the end it made sense. John Nettles narrates beautifully.
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- Morag
- 19-08-18
John Nettles didn’t do it for me 🙁
A well known story I have read and seen the film. Juliet Stephenson was fine in her reading, but I did not take to John Nettles narration, perhaps it’s just a personal idiosyncracy.
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- Grete Buck
- 01-11-17
Brilliant!
Loved this book of a correspondance between two people who never met - beautifully narrated.
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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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