STOP PRESS! Pre-orders are now open for this title!
Please note, all pre-orders of this book will be posted as soon as stock arrives in our office - we estimate early 2026.
If you are buying other titles at the same time and would like these straight away, it’s best to order those separately, otherwise they will all be processed together to save on postage costs for you and for us!
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Manderley Press is delighted to announce the publication of a brand-new edition of Helene Hanff’s Underfoot in Show Business – another literary jewel from the author of 84, Charing Cross Road.
To showcase this wonderful book, we commissioned the New York Times bestselling author Jean Hanff Korelitz (The Plot) to pen a new introduction – she is a cousin of Helene Hanff’s, and was inspired to become a writer after meeting her as a teenager. The front cover was specially designed by New Yorker illustrator Bruce Eric Kaplan, also a fan of the author and a resident of New York City too.
The countless admirers of Helene Hanff’s 84, Charing Cross Road will welcome this delightful account of her early days as a struggling writer on the edge of show business.
It has been out of print for several decades so we are delighted to republish a brand new edition to sit alongside our new edition of Letter from New York, as well as older versions of Helene’s other vintage titles: Apple of My Eye and Q’s Legacy.
A favourite of Helene Hanff’s cousin Jean Hanff Korelitz (the best-selling writer who also penned the introduction to our new edition of Letter from New York) and Bruce Eric Kaplan (the acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist who illustrated the front cover of Letter from New York), this memoir is charming, eccentric and written in the author’s trademark whimsical style.
When she became an apprentice playwright with New York’s prestigious Theatre Guild, Helene was high on the champagne of her hopes. What did she care about living chiefly on coffee in meagre bed-sitters when she could always borrow her best friend’s best blouse for lunch with a producer, and was meeting awe-inspiring people. She was young, stage-struck and determined have fun.
“Another charmer of a book … fresh, fascinating and very funny indeed” The Stage
“Beautifully done … I really cannot recommend this book too vigorously” The Sunday Telegraph
“A wonderful, zany, funny memoir … Hanff is as enchanting as ever” Publisher’s Weekly
Each copy ordered through the website is carefully wrapped free of charge - and also includes an exclusive bookmark designed to complement the cover design by Bruce Eric Kaplan.
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STOP PRESS! Pre-orders are now open for this title!
Please note, all pre-orders of this book will be posted as soon as stock arrives in our office - we estimate early 2026.
If you are buying other titles at the same time and would like these straight away, it’s best to order those separately, otherwise they will all be processed together to save on postage costs for you and for us!
*
Manderley Press is delighted to announce the publication of a brand-new edition of Helene Hanff’s Underfoot in Show Business – another literary jewel from the author of 84, Charing Cross Road.
To showcase this wonderful book, we commissioned the New York Times bestselling author Jean Hanff Korelitz (The Plot) to pen a new introduction – she is a cousin of Helene Hanff’s, and was inspired to become a writer after meeting her as a teenager. The front cover was specially designed by New Yorker illustrator Bruce Eric Kaplan, also a fan of the author and a resident of New York City too.
The countless admirers of Helene Hanff’s 84, Charing Cross Road will welcome this delightful account of her early days as a struggling writer on the edge of show business.
It has been out of print for several decades so we are delighted to republish a brand new edition to sit alongside our new edition of Letter from New York, as well as older versions of Helene’s other vintage titles: Apple of My Eye and Q’s Legacy.
A favourite of Helene Hanff’s cousin Jean Hanff Korelitz (the best-selling writer who also penned the introduction to our new edition of Letter from New York) and Bruce Eric Kaplan (the acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist who illustrated the front cover of Letter from New York), this memoir is charming, eccentric and written in the author’s trademark whimsical style.
When she became an apprentice playwright with New York’s prestigious Theatre Guild, Helene was high on the champagne of her hopes. What did she care about living chiefly on coffee in meagre bed-sitters when she could always borrow her best friend’s best blouse for lunch with a producer, and was meeting awe-inspiring people. She was young, stage-struck and determined have fun.
“Another charmer of a book … fresh, fascinating and very funny indeed” The Stage
“Beautifully done … I really cannot recommend this book too vigorously” The Sunday Telegraph
“A wonderful, zany, funny memoir … Hanff is as enchanting as ever” Publisher’s Weekly
Each copy ordered through the website is carefully wrapped free of charge - and also includes an exclusive bookmark designed to complement the cover design by Bruce Eric Kaplan.
