Author Harper Lee is “happy as hell” about the publication of her second novel. HarperCollins issued a statement from the author’s attorney in which shared Lee’s response to her upcoming book Go Set a Watchman.
The Associated Press has the scoop:
In the statement given to the publisher by Lee’s attorney, Tonja Carter, the author says “she is alive and kicking and happy as hell with the reactions of ‘Watchman.'”
Lee revealed plans to publish the new book this week and the sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird” came out in 1960. Since then, presages for the book shot up to No. 1 on Amazon.