The Land of Sweet Forever

'Previously unseen stories and essays reveal Harper Lee's sharp wit, southern roots, and evolving voice. From small-town Alabama to big-city life, this posthumous collection offers a new window into one of America's literary icons.' - iPaper

i Paper

'Harper Lee's wry humor is on ample display.' - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

'Previously unseen short stories shed fresh light on Harper Lee's unlikely rise to fame.' - Guardian

Guardian

'Eight neatly typed short stories by the To Kill a Mockingbird author ... cast a new light on the literary giant.' - Sunday Times

Sunday Times

'Allow[s] us to see the before and after of a literary sensation.' - iPaper

i Paper

'When To Kill a Mockingbird was published in the summer of 1960, it seemed to have sprung from nowhere, like an Alabamian Athena: a perfectly formed novel from an unknown southern writer without any evident precedent or antecedent. ... But no writer is without influences and aspirations: Harper Lee had, of course, come from somewhere and worked tremendously hard to become someone. ... How thrilling, then, to encounter a time capsule from the start of Lee's career ... help[ing] to explain how the little girl from South Alabama Avenue turned herself into a bestselling author. ... Brilliance unleashed on the page.' - Guardian

Guardian

'There's a sweetness of tone in the stories. I came away from reading this thinking I would have liked to know her.' - Tom Sutcliffe, BBC Radio 4 Front Row

Tom Sutcliffe, BBC Radio 4 Front Row

'There's a joy and simplicity in the way she writes.' - Christina Newland, BBC Radio 4 Front Row

Christina Newland, BBC Radio 4 Front Row

'Unpublished they may have been, but these aren't half-baked sketches: they are stories written with all of Lee's character and descriptive brilliance.' - The Times

The Times

'The stories are unmistakably Lee.' - The Telegraph

The Telegraph

'Tear-inducing' - The Express

The Express

'A collection of stories and essays by the Mockingbird author. Lee's skill is so seamless and effortless that it seems easy to replicate ... until you try to do so. She brings heart and clarity and conviction with each word, paragraph and character sketch. If this is the last we see of this dearly departed writer's work, it was a poignant finale.' - David Baldacci, Daily Express

David Baldacci, Daily Express