Letter from New York / Helene Hanff ; introduced by Jean Hanff Korelitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanff, Helene, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Anecdotes.

New York (N.Y.).

Autobiography--English authors.

Autobiography.

Manners and customs.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Anecdotes

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

172 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

[London] : Manderley Press, 2023.

Summary:

"This book is a collection of selected scripts from this series, composed with a British audience in mind, in which the author offers us a glimpse into her own everyday tales of the city. Written in her trademark whimsical and upbeat style, Helene Hanff transports us right to the heart of Manhattan in the 1980s, describing her favourite places, people and pets with gentle humour, and introducing the reader to the ups and downs of life in a high-rise apartment building in New York City ("the last small town in America"). We are introduced to Bentley, the Old English Sheepdog belonging to a neighbour who captured the author's heart; we take a stroll through the beautiful Shakespeare's Garden in Central Park; and we join the author to enjoy annual city parades down Fifth Avenue - especially the St Patrick's Day parade, when the whole of New York turned green. And we meet Helene's friends: Arlene, whose glamorous social life - and wardrobe - puts Hanff's tiny apartment and simple writer's life into perspective, and Nina, whose garden on the sixteenth-floor overflows with flowers and fruit trees. Finally, we accompany the author as she travels to London to celebrate the opening night of the dramatisation of her best-selling book 84, Charing Cross Road. What started out as a six-month trial in 1978 eventually turned into a six-year project, during which time Helene Hanff captivated radio audiences with her monthly broadcasts - each one a love letter to her beloved NYC."--Publisher's website.

Notes:

First published in 1992 by Aurum Press Ltd, Great Britain.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781919642147

1919642145

OCLC:

1408821415