{"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\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644920434962,"sku":"9780140089363","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c4251e7-d99c-4c06-9bbe-0793acbe92a2.jpg?v=1733129602","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/qs-legacy-a-delightful-account-of-a-lifelong-love-affair-with-books-9780140089363","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}