The Mockingbird Next Door, (Paperback)

from PghDragonMan

While biography is not my typical genre, I enjoyed this look into the life of Harper Lee, author of that enduring classic, To Kill a Mockingbird. I also must admit, I prefer the treatment Erik Larson uses in his writings. While Ms Mills captures the essence of Harper Lee and the vanishing classic...

from mchwest

I am going to give into the slow and meticulous pace of this book because it's a southern thing to do. Before I read this I really knew nothing of the writer of the iconic book we were forced to read in high school. It was the only book in high school I enjoyed. My all time favorite book, A TIME ...

from SheTreadsSoftly

The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee by Marja Mills is a highly recommended look at the life and friends of reclusive author Nelle Harper Lee.In June, 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird was the first book of 34 year old author Harper Lee. "Through the experiences of Scout, Jem, and their best...

from akblanchard

Like J.D. Salinger, Harper Lee is a mysterious figure in twentieth-century American literature. Her first and only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) was an instant success that won a Pulitzer Prize and was made into an Oscar-winning movie, yet Lee never wrote again for publication. Notoriously ...

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For decades following the overwhelming success of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” author Harper Lee deliberately kept her distance from reporters, would-be biographers and even fans she suspected of trying to take advantage of her. So why did she suddenly welcome Chicago Tribune reporter Marja Mills int...