Go set a watchman

278 pages

English language

Published May 10, 2016

ISBN:
978-1-78475-528-7
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OCLC Number:
982167732

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Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old 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, 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. Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, and effortless precision-a profoundly affecting work …

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Subjects

  • Adult children of aging parents
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Race relations
  • Homecoming
  • School integration
  • Social change
  • Fiction