Author Harper Lee, 88, is about to publish her second novel, more than half-a-century after To Kill a Mockingbird became an instant classic. Her story about racism in the American south won the Pulitzer Prize and is required reading in many U.S. classrooms. The new work, titled Go Set a Watchman, was actually written first, in the mid-1950s. The author, however, set the project aside when her publisher Harper suggested she write a story from the point of view of its main character -- named Scout -- as a young girl. That story became To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee thought the manuscript to Go Set a Watchman was lost and was surprised when it was recently discovered by her friend and attorney, Tonja Carter. The new novel will be released July 14 and Lee said, "I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years." "It features the character known as Scout as an adult woman and I thought it a pretty decent effort," said Lee. "My editor, who was taken by the flashbacks to Scout's childhood, persuaded me to write a novel from the point of view of the young Scout. I was a first-time writer so I did as I was told." The book has sold an estimated 30 million copies. Information from Reuters contributed to this report.
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