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To Kill a Mockingbird - the twentieth century's most widely read American novel - has sold thirty million copies and still sells a million yearly. But despite the book's popularity, its author Harper Lee has always been a mysterious figure. In this in-depth biography, first published in 2006, Charles J. Shields finally brings to life the woman who gave us two of American literature's most unforgettable characters, Atticus Finch and his daughter Scout.

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To Kill a Mockingbird - the twentieth century's most widely read American novel - has sold thirty million copies and still sells a million yearly. But despite the book's popularity, its author Harper Lee has always been a mysterious figure. In this in-depth biography, first published in 2006, Charles J. Shields finally brings to life the woman who gave us two of American literature's most unforgettable characters, Atticus Finch and his daughter Scout.
Autorenporträt
Charles J. Shields grew up in the Midwest and taught in a rural school in central Illinois for several years. He has been a reporter for public radio, a journalist and the author of non-fiction books for young people, as well as the highly acclaimed bestseller, Mockingbird, about the life of Harper Lee. He and his wife live near Charlottesville, Virginia.