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The Bookshop at 10 Curzon Street: Letters Between Nancy Mitford and Heywood Hill 1952-73: Letters Between Nancy Mitford and Heywood Hill 1952-1973 | 
| Author: John Saumarez Smith
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 42468
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0711225664
Dewey Decimal Number: 809
EAN: 9780711225664
ASIN: 0711225664
Publication Date: October 1, 2005
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 Love for Nancy December 19, 2008
Amazon should perhaps be cautious about stocking this book as it will likely make any reader long to return to independent booksellers! This slim, addictive book is a fascinating insight into what began as a professional relationship between bookseller and authoress-cum-business partner and developed over two decades into a charming, civilised and at times mischievous 'correspondence suivie' between two highly intelligent, highly intellectual writers. The charm of the book is amplified many times by the later revelation that the editor was, unbeknownst to him at the time, a vital protagonist in the drama played out over many years between Nancy Mitford, Heywood Hill and the employees and clients of his (and once, their) bookshop at 10 Curzon Street.
The only slight flaw of this collection is that the editor's footnotes are, at times, a little too succinct; it would be of use to the reader to have perhaps a little more biographical background on some of the persons mentioned in the letters who at the time of writing might have been widely known but today are not familiar names. Also, to any readers not familiar with Nancy Mitford's (and indeed, her sisters') unique nicknames and, if one dare call it such, slang, some clarifications might assist. But these are mere quibbles; for any fan of Nancy Mitford this book is a must and would be money exceedingly well spent, be that on Amazon or indeed at The Bookshop at 10 Curzon Street which, happily, still exists.
 A forgotten era May 29, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book takes you back to a time ,to our not so distant past,one without emails and text messages.To when letter writing was all and people took time to keep in touch with their friends.It reminded me how civilized letter writing was and how wonderful it is to receive a letter from a friend. I kept looking at the photographs on the front cover of the book, to help me set the scene in my mind of Heywood(who seemed quite handsome), writing his letters to Nancy in the bookshop and Nancy in her Paris appartment scribbling away her thoughts. It astounded me how many great people they both knew and how they spoke of them all so fondly. eg dinner with the Queen and princess Margaret. I know that when you are in certain circles, then your acquaintences are bound to be your peers but to Nancy and Heywood never give you the feeling that they would "Name Drop" as a celebrity of today might, whilst writing their memoirs. Some of the comments made me laugh out loud and the final pages of letters where Nancy is quite clearly in a lot of pain were very sad. I also thought it was horrid to read that HH and HB didn't attend her funeral.
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