{"product_id":"go-set-a-watchman-9780062561022","title":"Go Set a Watchman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGo Set a Watchman\u003c\/em\u003e is such an important book, perhaps the most important novel on race to come out of the white South in decades.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark novel by Harper Lee, set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch--\"Scout\"--returns home to Maycomb, Alabama 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 \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGo Set a Watchman\u003c\/em\u003e perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past--a journey that can only be guided by one's own conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the mid-1950s, \u003cem\u003eGo Set a Watchman\u003c\/em\u003e imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of the late Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, and effortless precision--a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e, but also serves as its essential companion, adding depth, context, and new meaning to an American classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee, Harper:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHarper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama. She is the author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGo Set a Watchman\u003c\/em\u003e, which became a phenomenal #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller when it was published in July 2015. Ms. Lee received the Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and numerous other literary awards and honors. She died on February 19, 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523436024082,"sku":"9780062561022","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_745bfc03-1ae0-429a-9e4a-7c1a39f85d15.jpg?v=1731147464","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/go-set-a-watchman-9780062561022","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}