Jonathan Burnham, Senior Vice President and Publisher at Harper, said, “This is a remarkable literary event. I love ‘Go Set a Watchman,’ and know that this masterpiece will be revered for generations to come,” said Morrison. “I, along with millions of others around the world, always wished that Harper Lee had written another book. The deal was negotiated by Michael Morrison, President and Publisher of HarperCollins US General Books Group and Canada, via Harper Lee’s lawyer, Tonja Carter. I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years.” After much thought and hesitation I shared it with a handful of people I trust and was pleased to hear that they considered it worthy of publication. I hadn’t realized it had survived, so was surprised and delighted when my dear friend and lawyer Tonja Carter discovered it.

I was a first-time writer, so I did as I was told. “My editor, who was taken by the flashbacks to Scout’s childhood, persuaded me to write a novel from the point of view of the young Scout. “In the mid-1950s, I completed a novel called ‘Go Set a Watchman.’ It features the character known as Scout as an adult woman and I thought it a pretty decent effort,” said Lee in a statement.

Sequel of to kill a mockingbird