{"product_id":"9781894572668","title":"The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen she’s invited to London for the English publication of her wildly successful book, 84 Charing Cross Road—in which she shares two decades of correspondence with Frank Doel, a British bookseller who became a dear friend—New York writer Helene Hanff is thrilled to realize a lifelong dream. The trip will be bittersweet, because she can’t help wishing Frank was still alive, but she’s determined to capture every moment of the journey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelene’s time in London exceeds her wildest expectations. She visits landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle; explores Shakespeare’s favorite pub, Dickens’s house, and the Oxford University courtyard where John Donne used to walk; and makes a host of new friends from all walks of life, who take her to the theater, introduce her to institutions like Harrod’s, and share with her their favorite corners of countryside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA love letter to England and its literary heritage, written by a Manhattanite who isn’t afraid to speak her mind (or tell a British barman how to make a real American martini), The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street is an endearing account of two wildly different worlds colliding; it’s an outsider’s witty, vibrant portrait of idiosyncratic British culture at its best, as well as a profound commentary about the written word’s power to sustain us, transport us, and unite us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helene Hanff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47065749258461,"sku":null,"price":8.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/6860\/1821\/files\/81Xt-PJ9lOL.jpg?v=1764373218","url":"https:\/\/thenextchaptergp.com\/products\/9781894572668","provider":"The Next Chapter  -  Books, Puzzles and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}