R.I.P. Leila Hadley
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 02.18.09 | 9:42 AM ET
The author of Give Me the World and other travel books passed away last week. She also wrote a series of guidebooks about traveling with children.
In the New York Times obit, William Grimes writes that she earned praise for her “sharp-eyed, vivid descriptions and for the author’s enthusiasm for leaving the beaten path, wherever she was.”
In the New York Post, Liz Smith said farewell with the words: “Do not rest in peace, dear Leila, just tear things up wherever you are!”
Hadley was 83.
long island girl 02.20.09 | 3:07 PM ET
i was able to read her books and it was very helpful. she will always be remembered for her contributions in this world.