{"product_id":"qs-legacy-helene-hanff-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 Helene Hanff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140089365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140089363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Helene Hanff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051802325247,"sku":"9780140089363","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7c48438-d517-42ed-a43d-0b9771a771a5.jpg?v=1685015252","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/qs-legacy-helene-hanff-9780140089363","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}