| Q's Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books Contributor(s): Hanff, Helene (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140089365 ISBN-13: 9780140089363 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1986 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 86000848 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.1" W x 7.76" (0.34 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This memoir tells the remarkable story of how Helene Hanff came to write 84, Charing Cross Road, and how its success changed her. Hanff recalls her serendipitous discovery of a volume of lectures by a Cambridge don, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. She devoured Q's book, and, wanting to read all the books he recommended, began to order them from a small store in London at 84, Charing Cross Road. Thus began a correspondence that became an enormously popular book, play, television production, and movie, and that finally led to the trip to England -- and a visit to Q's study -- that she recounts in this exuberant memoir. Hanff pays her debt to her mentor and shares her joyous adventures with her many fans. Reading Helene Hanff's book is like making a new friend -- a charming, wise, and funny one. -- Betty Rollin A potpourri . . . easy and assured . . . A delightful companion for the odd hour. -- San Francisco Chronicle Hanff's charm is such that when she exults . . . we exult right along with her. -- Kirkus Reviews |