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Q's Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books
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ISBN10: 0140089365
ISBN13: 9780140089363
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: Aug 5 1986
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.76
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780140089363
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: Aug 5 1986
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.76
Language: English
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
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