Review of 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) by Kate J — 10 Dec 2006

Lovely and bittersweet - I love romance and this is less romance and more of a pen pal friendship spanning space and time.

This review of 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) was written by Kate J on 10 Dec 2006.

84 Charing Cross Road has generally received very positive reviews.

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With apologies to my dwindling masculinity & tough-guy persona, I share the fact that I too found this as Leonard did: totally disarming…

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By Leslea H (28) on 30 Jan 2009

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Continuerò a consigliarlo agli amanti dei libri fino all'ultimo dei miei giorni <3…

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