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Sad news tonight – world renowned author Harper Lee has passed away aged 89




There was some sad news announced earlier today as it was confirmed that Pulitzer prize winning author Harper Lee sadly passed away aged 89.

The multi-award winning author who is most famous for writing To Kill A Mockingbird, sadly died this morning in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. The news of Ms Lee’s death was confirmed by her Publisher Random House in the last few hours.

The news of Lee’s tragic passing comes just seven months after her second novel, Go Set A Watchman, was published 55 years after her first. The world famous To Kill A Mockingbird has become an all time classic novel with it being introduced to schools worldwide within the past 55 years.

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