books by Btb (charing ziehen frauen)

books by Btb

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9 reviews
Arthur Golden

Btb, 2003

IT'S IN GERMAN!!
When I read the earlier reviews I thought this was a sequel to the Memoirs of a Geisha, which is a great book. I don't see what I missed, what should have told me, so let me tell you directly: This is NOT a sequel, this is NOT a new book by Golden, it is Memoirs, but in GERMAN!! Do not buy this book unless you read German; buy the Memoirs you will find elsewhere in Amazon. But if you do read ...

Eine Frau in Berlin

3 reviews
Anonyma

Btb, 2005

Some background information
This book was first published in 1954, in English. The author's name was revealed when the book was republished in English and German in 2003. Her name was Marta Hillers (1911-2001). She was a journalist who studied at the Sorbonne and spoke French and Russian as well as German. After marrying in the 1950s she moved to Geneva, where she published a German version in 1959, again anonymously. There ...

84, Charing Cross Road

1 review
Helene Hanff

Btb, 2006

I left my heart at 84 Charing Cross Road
A MUST READ FOR YOUNG WRITERS. Reading this book is one of the best things I have ever done for myself. As a writer and an avid reader, Helene Hanff's quick wit and dry sense of humor was not only a lesson on how to keep your reader interested; it is a real writer's block ice-breaker for me! The correspondence between Helene Hanff and the staff at the 84 Charing Cross Road book store are short ...