Underfoot In Show Business - Helene Hanff

Advantages: Absorbing, Witty, A Good Read
Disadvantages: Out Of Print

Although famous as the author of 84 Charing Cross Road, Helene Hanff also wrote a number of other equally delightful biographical works which are well worth tracking down. The complete works are available new from bookshops as part of the single volume ‘Helene Hanff Omnibus’ or the individual books themselves can be obtained online quite easily on the second hand market. I did a quick search on abebooks.com and came up with 44 copies ...
...(£3.00) each plus p&p. Many of the second hand booksellers who advertise on abebooks are based in the UK so postage charges shouldn’t be too excessive. ‘Underfoot in Show Business’ is particularly well worth buying because it is such an entertaining story. Hanff recounts her early days as a struggling writer on the edges of show business. She describes her friendship with Maxine, an aspiring actress who will be well known to anyone ... Read review