According to articles I have read, Harper Lee wrote "Watchman" prior to Mockingbird. It was rejected by the publisher and rather than edit it, she used it as a basis for Mockingbird. It was found recently among her belongings and published, unedited. There was also a bit of controversy about her permission to publish since she is quite elderly and living in a nursing home. There recently was a PBS special about this, and I think there is a clip on You Tube. I also was very disappointed in Watchman. I wish she would have rewritten it a few years after Mockingbird. It may have been better and more relevant. Just my opinion.....
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