Movie Description:
Helen Hanff, a feisty New Yorkwriter, mails a letter to a small London bookshop requesting some rare English classics. Frank Doel, the reservedEnglish bookseller, answers herrequest,beginning a touching and humorous correspondence that spans two continentsand twodecades. Hanff`s acerbic wit starkly contrasts Doel`s aloof British demeanor, but theirmustual love ofbooks forms a bond that deepenswith each passing year. Theirintimate, richly detailed letters draw us into their lives as Helen and Frank share their dreams, hopes, sorrows and joys-and in doing so, develop a lastingand extraordinary friendship.