One of my favorite books is 84 Charing Cross Road, the correspondence between New Yorker Helene Hanff and a London Bookstore just after the close of World War II. The book is hilarious and touching but most of all a tribute to the love of buying and owning books.

The BBC has a much heralded new radio drama of the story which they've made the centerpiece of their Christmas Day schedule this year.

The program airs at 13:00 GMT on Christmas Day but you can listen to it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/afternoon_play.shtml
for up to a week after Christmas Day after which it won't be available.

I highly recommend making time this week to sit back and relax with your hubbie or children to enjoy this play!

(As most of you know, I grew up in England. I had the pleasure of visiting 84 Charing Cross Road in London when I was 18 which brought me to tears. There I happened to find Helene's Hanff's book about NYC which partly lead to me marrying my New York husband. She has a lot to answer for!)

blessings for a wonderful Christmas!

Michelle

ps
We've super busy at Yes, You Can! Publications writing and releasing our first two ebooks!  I was so excited about the above link, I made the effort to get to this blog.  I'll write another post about our books however ... there's no time like the present to stock up for Christmas ... next year!

Go to http://www.yesyoucanpublications.com/adventebook07.html
If you order this week and email me at the contact address on the download page with Homeschoolblogger in the subject line, I'll send you a free ebook!

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