To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

Eric Berkowitz says: It is a very good window into the ingrained sexual fear that permeated at least the southern American justice system

Clive Stafford Smith says: Atticus Finch is a great hero. The book touches on so many issues and deals with so many prejudices. It’s a book that was way ahead of its time

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