Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff

Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff

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

Helene Hanff, who was born in Philadelphia in 1916, spent much of her life in New York City as a struggling screenwriter. Yet it was her memoir 84, Charing Cross Road, published in 1970, that catapulted her to stardom and allowed her to visit London, which inspired The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street. She never married and died in 1997 in New York.

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ISBN 13	9780140089363
ISBN 10	0140089365
Title	Q's Legacy
Author	Helene Hanff
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	1986-08-05
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.