Scout's father, Atticus - who defends an African American man wrongly-accused of rape in the book - has gone on to become a beacon for social justice, but the sequel reveals a very different side to the fictional lawyer. It's a coming of age story about six-year-old Scout Finch. To Kill a Mockingbird, which was made famous by the Oscar-winning film of the same name, tells of racism and injustice in the American South. "We've had probably 10 times as many pre-orders for a book like this than we would normally get,” he said. She was one of the many people collecting their copy from Sydney bookstore, Gleebooks.Ĭo-owner David Gaunt said customers had queued outside the store before the book's release. "It captures all the dreadful racism and injustices that were done to people and it's an exciting story," she said. She has collected her pre-ordered copy of Go Set a Watchman, the highly anticipated second novel from Harper Lee. It's an exciting day for Deirdre Sparrius.
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