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Title: Go Set a Watchman Author: Harper Lee Publication Date: July 14, 2015 Synopsis: 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. Review: SPOILERS I'm only a few chapters into the book but so far no complaints. Scout comes home for two weeks every year and this year she comes home to find her father isn't doing too well. Atticus describes himself as having gone from being a big man to a medium sized man. It is a bit disheartening to picture him as such, but he is in his seventies and has suffered the loss of a child. Th...

I went out and purchased this book the day it came out. I was so ready to read it, but before I could crack the cover people started with negative reviews and comments. I decided I didn't want to be influenced since like a lot of these other readers I was highly anticipating the novel. I placed the book back into my TBR Basket and sadly it just kept getting buried. When Shelia over at Book Journey (a new blog for me in 2016) announced her First Book - 2017 I was excited. Again, sadly I completely forgot to send in my picture for her post. Still here is my photo and I've cracked the cover and I'm enjoying the novel! #firstbook2017 #reading #harperlee A photo posted by Amelia (@litjrzygrl) on Jan 1, 2017 at 1:48pm PST