So, our Librarian had a little secret…
In Finding Serendipity, when the Librarian is showing Tuesday McGillycuddy around the great library, the home to every story ever written, she says this:
‘Some people write just one book. Only one! And some people write hundreds! Incredible.’
At the time we wrote Finding Serendipity, we imagined that one of the one-book-only writers that the Librarian was talking about was the wonderful Harper Lee, whose debut novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, was a truly extraordinary writing achievement.
First published in 1960, this beguiling tale of truth, justice and integrity was named the best novel of the 20th century by American librarians. More significant than its staggering sales (30 million copies in more than 40 languages), is the fact that this story has entered the hearts and minds of readers so deeply that it has created a world that millions of people can occupy, together, through the power of imagination.
But it seems the Librarian had a little secret up her sleeve. Angelica Banks was thrilled to learn, this week, of the existence of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, to be released to the world on July 14. We can hardly wait to meet Scout as a woman.
As our Librarian would say: ‘Oh, I do love books, don’t you?’
