An historic literary event: the publication of a newly discovered novel, the earliest known work from Harper Lee, the beloved, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, To Kill a Mockingbird. Originally written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman was the novel Harper Lee first submitted to her publishers before To Kill a Mockingbird. Assumed to have been lost, the manuscript was discovered in late 2014. Go Set a Watchman features many of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird some twenty years later. Returning home to Maycomb to visit her father, Jean Louise Finch—Scout—struggles with issues both personal and political, involving Atticus, society, and the small Alabama town that shaped her. Exploring how the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird are adjusting to the turbulent events transforming mid-1950s America, Go Set a Watchman casts a fascinating new light on Harper Lee’s enduring classic. Moving, funny and compelling, it stands as a magnificent novel in its own right.
Harper Lee
Harper Lee was an American author best known for her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," which was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961. Lee's writing style is characterized by its simplicity and powerful storytelling, tackling themes of racial injustice and moral growth in the American South. "To Kill a Mockingbird" remains a classic of American literature and has had a lasting impact on the genre of Southern Gothic fiction. Lee's contributions to literature include shedding light on issues of racism and social inequality, and her work continues to be studied and celebrated for its timeless relevance.
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