placed by antiquarian booksellers Marks and Co of 84 Charing Cross Road London. Thus begins a long-distance friendship evolving over time with the shop's manager Frank Doel and his staff and family.

Steve Orchard, manager of the Blackwell Charing Cross Road branch, said his shop was suffering to the same degree from the works. The construction project is due to go on until the end of 2016.

Her correspondence with the bookseller’s Frank Doel soon evolved into a 20-year correspondence — and a friendship between her and other shop members ... “84, Charing Cross Road,” part ...

Foyles moved its then 111-year-old flagship branch a few doors down to 107 Charing Cross Road, reopening as a “dazzling” 37,000 sq ft shop designed by Alex Lifschutz from Lifschutz Davidson ...

If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me! I owe it so much.” The epistolary book chronicling her relationship with the shop was born out of her deep sense of loss.