{"product_id":"the-land-of-sweet-forever-stories-and-essays","title":"The Land of Sweet Forever: Stories and Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Harper Lee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrint Length: 224 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Harper\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":"Books and Bakery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52858136002845,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/1848\/0067\/files\/FullSizeRender_495723ee-07be-4d6b-b4bf-2ca1bb74205a.jpg?v=1788563243","url":"https:\/\/booksnbakery.com\/products\/the-land-of-sweet-forever-stories-and-essays","provider":"Books and Bakery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}