A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE 2020 CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONA SUNDAY TIMES, ECONOMIST AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR'A triumph on every level. One of the losses to literature is that Harper L...

Une fascinante enquête sur la piste de Harper Lee.Années 1970. Alabama. Le révérend Willie Maxwell est accusé de cinq meurtres. Grâce à un avocat hors pair, il parvient à échapper à la justice... avant d'être abattu lors des funérailles de sa dernière victime présumée. En dépit des centaines de témoins présents, son assassin est acquitté.Dans la salle d'audience, une femme est venue de New York pour suivre les débats. Son nom : Harper Lee. Dix-sept ans après...

**ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2019NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2019 BY *Time, LitHub, Vulture, Glamour, O Magazine, Town and Country, Suspense Magazine, Inside HookNew York Times* Best Seller**“Compelling . . . at once a true-crime thriller, courtroom drama, and miniature biography of Harper Lee. If To Kill a Mockingbird was one of your favorite books growing up, you should add Furious Hours to your reading list toda...

La periodista Casey Cep cuenta las historias del libro inacabado de Harper Lee...El 11 de julio de 1960, Harper Lee publicó su primera novela: Matar a un ruiseñor. El éxito fue instantáneo. Durante su primer año, vendió medio millón de ejemplares. A los dos años, se estrenó la adaptación cinematográfica, que obtuvo tres Óscar. La excelente acogida de la obra desató las expectativas de los lectores y de la crítica por el siguiente libro de la autora. Pero p...

Negli anni Settanta, in un Alabama ancora attraversato dalle tensioni razziali, il reverendo afroamericano Willie Maxwell viene accusato di aver ucciso cinque membri della sua famiglia per incassare i soldi di altrettante polizze assicurative. Più volte processato, viene sempre assolto grazie all'astuzia del suo avvocato, un liberal e campione dei diritti civili. Finché, al funerale della sua ennesima vittima, uno dei parenti lo uccide con un colpo di pistola davanti a una folla di testimo...

A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE 2020 CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONA SUNDAY TIMES, ECONOMIST AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR'A triumph on every level. One of the losses to literature is that Harper L...

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S 2025 SUMMER READSAS SEEN ON CBS MORNINGS, CNN ANDERSON COOPER, ABC NEWS LIVE, MSNBC MORNING JOE, AND MANY MORE"This eye-opening, multifaceted ode to public service. . . feels both urgent and moving." —The Guardian"Terrific." —New York TimesAn all-star team of writers and storytellers go in search of the essential public servant**

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Order now to receive a collector’s edition, UK first print run only.The New York Times bestseller from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a posthumous collection of newly discovered writing, offering a fresh perspective on the remarkable literary mind behind To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman.Featuring an introduction by Casey Cep, Harper Lee's appointed biographer.‘Written with all of Lee's character and ...

From one of America’s most beloved authors, a posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces, offering a fresh perspective on the remarkable literary mind of Harper Lee.Harper Lee remains a landmark figure in the American canon – thanks to Scout, Jem, Atticus, and the other indelible characters in her Pulitzer-winning debut, To Kill a Mockingbird; as well as for the darker, late-’50s version of s...

NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century is the story of a family of Southern aristocrats on the brink of personal and financial ruin. • The definitive corrected text, including Faulkner's AppendixOne of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsThe Sound and the Fury is the tragedy of the Compson family, featuring some of the most memorable characters in li...

**Brought to you by Penguin.*Narrated by Academy, Tony and Primetime Emmy Award winner Ellen Burstyn*From the beloved bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a posthumous collection of newly discovered writing, offering a fresh perspective on the remarkable literary mind behind To Kill a Mockingbird.**Harper Lee remains a landmark figure in the American canon – thanks to Scout, Jem, Atticus, and the other indelible characters in her Pulitzer-winning debut, To ...