Up, Up, and Away; Thursday, June 17, Midnight; Friday, June 18; and Saturday, June 19 Summary and Analysis

Ms. Hanff is the author of the book, 84, Charing Cross Road, a book that chronicles her twenty year correspondence with the chief book buyer at Marks & Co., Booksellers. Ms. Hanff's book was about to be published in England and she was requested to visit in order to attend some publicity events surrounding the publication of the book.

In Up, Up, and Away, Ms. Hanff had just boarded the flight to London despite the fact that she had just been released from the hospital after an unscheduled surgery. Ms. Hanff had always wanted to go to England and was not going to let anything stop her. At a going away party, several friends had given her a gift certificate to...