Go Set a Watchman is set during the mid-1950s and features many of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird some twenty years later. Scout (Jean Louise Finch) has returned to Maycomb from New York to visit her father Atticus. She is forced to grapple with issues both personal and political as she tries to understand both her fatherâe(tm)s attitude toward society, and her own feelings about the place where she was born and spent her childhood.
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.