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Go Set a Watchman

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Stacks of Harper Lee's novel Go Set a Watchman with orange covers arranged on a round display table at a bookstore, with more copies visible in the background.
Go Set a Watchman Harper Lee's second novel, Go Set a Watchman, released in 2015.

Go Set a Watchman is a novel by Harper Lee, published in 2015. Although written before her famous novel To Kill a Mockingbird, it is considered a sequel, set 20 years later. The story follows Jean Louise “Scout” Finch as she returns to her childhood home in Alabama from New York City to visit her father. She discovers that her father has adopted racist views, which deeply troubles her. The novel generated significant controversy upon its release, with some suggesting it was an early draft of To Kill a Mockingbird. Despite this, it achieved substantial sales, selling 1.1 million copies in its first week.123

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