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Title: A touching story about friendship
Review: What I loved most about this story was how diametrically opposite Hanff and Doel are. Hanff is your stereotypical brash New Yorker, while Doel is a staid Englishman straight out of an 1800's novel. Despite this valley of differences, they are able to forge a friendship based on their love of books. The story as one can gather from the other reviews, is told through the letters exchanged between Hanff and Doel.Throughout the story, we also get a picture of postwar Britain and New York. We learn about the struggles and triumphs of Hanff and all the staff at Marks and Co. We see the main characters face the inevitabilities of growing older and taking on more responsibility, whether it be kids or a new home.The fact that Hanff is able to tell such a full and rich story through only correspondence is a feat indeed. I would encourage all to go and read this one.
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