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BigDemVoter

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12. Not too many choices. . . .

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 05:51 PM

Jan 2015

And the one we DO have may or may not have been written by Miss Lee. . . . There has been a lot of talk over the years that Truman Capote wrote it & she took credit which critics say may be the reason only ONE novel ever came out.

I wonder what the truth actually is?

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What's your favorite Harper Lee novel? [View all] KamaAina Jan 2015 OP

Me too shenmue Jan 2015 #1

I believe jehop61 Jan 2015 #2

I believe you are correct KamaAina Jan 2015 #4

In Cold Blood edhopper Jan 2015 #3

She went to Kansas and helped Truman Capote research 'In Cold Blood.' Are_grits_groceries Jan 2015 #5

Researching jehop61 Jan 2015 #7

I wasn't suggesting that it was a book of hers. Are_grits_groceries Jan 2015 #8

For the writing, story and themes, "To Kill a Mockingbird". . . Journeyman Jan 2015 #6

My cat is named Atticus. Hoyt Jan 2015 #9

As is a wonderful bookstore in New Haven. KamaAina Jan 2015 #11

To Kill A Mockingbird KMOD Jan 2015 #10

Not too many choices. . . . BigDemVoter Jan 2015 #12

That I had not heard KamaAina Jan 2015 #13

It's probably just some ugly gossip with no proof. . . . BigDemVoter Jan 2015 #14

The best assault weapons for killing mockingbirds... lame54 Jan 2015 #15