{"product_id":"bxosbd-the-land-of-sweet-forever-stories-and-essays-9780063460515","title":"The Land Of Sweet Forever: Stories And Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Harper Lee’s wry humor is on ample display. . . . Each story illuminates Lee’s quintessential talents as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe ‘balladeer of small-town culture’ and the chronicler of city life. . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Land of Sweet Forever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ereinforces Lee’s indelible voice, contributing a rewarding addition and resource to the slim canon of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eher literary legacy.” –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAngeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom one of America’s most beloved authors, a posthumous collection of newly discovered short\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003estories and previously published essays, offering a fresh perspective on the remarkable literary mind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eof Harper Lee. This special compendium includes an introduction by Casey Cep—Lee’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eappointed biographer—that provides illuminating background for our reading of these stories and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003econnects them both to Lee’s life and to her two novels, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGo Set a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWatchman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarper Lee remains a landmark figure in the American canon—thanks to Scout, Jem, Atticus, and the other indelible characters in her Pulitzer-winning debut, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; as well as for the darker, late-’50s version of small-town Alabama that emerged in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGo Set a Watchman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published in 2015 after its rediscovery. Less remembered, until now, however, is Harper Lee the dogged young writer, who crafted stories in hopes of magazine publication; Lee the lively New Yorker, Alabamian, and friend to Truman Capote; and the Lee who peppered the pages of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMcCall’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVogue \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith thoughtful essays in the latter part of the twentieth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Land of Sweet Forever \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecombines Lee’s early short fiction and later nonfiction in a volume offering an unprecedented look at the development of her inimitable voice. Covering territory from the Alabama schoolyards of Lee’s youth to the luncheonettes and movie houses of midcentury Manhattan, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Land of Sweet Forever \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einvites still-vital conversations about politics, equality, travel, love, fiction, art, the American South, and what it means to lead an engaged and creative life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpercollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566179619058,"sku":"9780063460515","price":49.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9780063460515_a.png?v=1790588803","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxosbd-the-land-of-sweet-forever-stories-and-essays-9780063460515","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}