Dear Quentin: Letters of a Governor-General

One of the gifts our first, and only, female Governor-General Dame Quentin Bryce brought to the role was the art of letter writing. One assumes leaders in such positions have “people” for such a task, but for Quentin Bryce writing letters has always been part of life, learned at her mother’s writing desk. In this collection of some of those letters (Quentin penned 50 or so a week) we glimpse relationships forged and life-changing experiences gathered by our most notable Governor-General. Look for the missive to grand-daughter Alexandra about “pinch me moments” at Kate and William’s wedding. “Harry is a cheeky possum,” writes Quentin, “I hope he keeps out of trouble.”