Q's Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books

Q's Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books

This memoir tells the remarkable story of how Helene Hanff came to write <i>84, Charing Cross Road</i>, 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. <br><br>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.<br><br> "Reading Helene Hanff’s book is like making a new friend -- a charming, wise, and funny one." -- Betty Rollin<br><br> "A potpourri . . . easy and assured . . . A delightful companion for the odd hour." -- <i>San Francisco</i> <i>Chronicle</i><br><br> "Hanff’s charm is such that when she exults . . . we exult right along with her." -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>