Go Set a Watchman

Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman is set twenty-two years after the events of her famous novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The main character, Jean Louise Finch (Scout), returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town, and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird , Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman's journey from idealism to disillusionment as she confronts racism and tries to understand her father's attitude toward society. When Harper Lee wrote this novel in the mid-1950s, it imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of Lee herself than any other document.