{"product_id":"qs-legacy-a-delightful-account-of-a-lifelong-love-affair-with-books-9780140089363","title":"Q's Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books","description":"This memoir tells the remarkable story of how Helene Hanff came to write \u003ci\u003e84, Charing Cross Road\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThus 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reading Helene Hanff's book is like making a new friend -- a charming, wise, and funny one. -- Betty Rollin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A potpourri . . . easy and assured . . . A delightful companion for the odd hour. -- \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hanff's charm is such that when she exults . . . we exult right along with her. -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-142452\"\u003eHelene Hanff\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.10w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140089363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140089365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelene Hanff\u003c\/b\u003e (1915-1997) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1940s and '50s she wrote plays and television scripts in New York City, but found little success until her best-known book, \u003ci\u003e84, Charing Cross Road\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1970. The book was a smash hit and has been adapted for the radio, stage, film, and television.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696761737453,"sku":"9780140089363","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_fe7d0ec1-f660-46ac-8941-0dd5a209c2aa.jpg?v=1649883231","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/qs-legacy-a-delightful-account-of-a-lifelong-love-affair-with-books-9780140089363","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}