Q's Legacy
A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books
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A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books
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Average rating4.3
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Helene Hanff—she of 84, Charing Cross Road fame—recounts her life pre-84, Charing Cross Road, sharing stories of her other writing endeavors (mostly disappointing) with plays and children's history and magazine articles, as well as post-84, Charing Cross Road, with her visits to London and books about those visits.
A delightfully charming little book about the life of an ordinary writer who finds herself bemused and stunned by her own success, after many failures and muddlings about in the publishing world. Hanff's voice is humorous and sweet, and although this didn't strike the same emotional chord that 84, Charing Cross Road did for me, it was still a delight to read.
