tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13027633.post19678260403892568..comments2023-05-27T06:05:06.589-05:00Comments on Berkeley Heights Public Library Book Blog: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13027633.post-52534245723353800522011-09-06T08:33:26.597-05:002011-09-06T08:33:26.597-05:00I've read both and agree that they're simi...I've read both and agree that they're similar. 84, Charing Cross Road is probably on every library's "read-alike" list for The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. They're both set after the war, have a charming independent female protagonist who loves books, and are written in the form of letters.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03751463516630254845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13027633.post-65005234240015543642011-09-05T17:41:08.144-05:002011-09-05T17:41:08.144-05:00I was perfectly enchanted by "84 Charing Cros...I was perfectly enchanted by "84 Charing Cross Road", the book of correspondence between Helene Hanff and Frank Doel of Marks & Co., Booksellers publhsed in 1970.<br /><br />I have recently checked out from the Library, the bestseller Ficton, "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Annie Barrows and published in 2008 by Dial Press.<br /><br />Have you any thoughts regarding the similarity of the two?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com