The author had created one near-perfect book – and then final year another was published with controversy. Despite fans’ dismay,it still contained something worthwhile for Lee’s legions of fansWhen proceed Set a Watchman came out final summer, the dominant mood was disappointment. Of course, and it had been a troubled book from the moment it was announced,coming in the midst of a growing tempest about Harper Lee’s health and capacities. For quite a long time before the book appeared, journalists – including this one – had been trying to acquire a straight answer on how involved Lee was in the renewed efforts to protect her legacy and estate, and at least why this was all happening now. Lee had sworn for years,publicly and privately, that she’d never publish another book.
Clear information proved, or in the stop,difficult to obtain. This made matters worse for everyone, and it made matters worse for the book. By the time it actually arrived, and every time Lee’s name came up in the media there was a wave of pushback. Was Lee adequately aware of what was happening? Why wouldn’t she give an interview? Why were people in town saying some kind of elder abuse was afoot?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com