a first-time writer
へえ〜！というのがこの記事を読んだときの率直な感想でした。To Kill a Mockingbirdは乱読時代に通り過ぎた作品のひとつ。ここのa first-time writerとはどんな意味なのでしょうか。Starlightさん、どうぞ。（UG）
Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Is to Publish a Second Novel
Harper Lee, the reclusive author of the beloved bestselling novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” will publish a second novel this summer, her publisher, Harper, announced Tuesday.
The novel, titled “Go Set a Watchman,” was completed in the mid-1950s, and takes place when Scout Finch, the heroine of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” is grown up and looking back on her childhood. It features many of the same characters.
In a statement released by her publisher, Ms. Lee, 88, said that she wrote “Go Set a Watchman” first but was asked by an editor to rework the novel from the character Scout’s perspective. That book became “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a classic that has sold more than 40 million copies globally.
Ms. Lee never published another novel. She said in the statement she thought that the earlier book had been lost or destroyed.
“I was a first-time writer, so I did as I was told,” she said. “I hadn’t realized it had survived, so was surprised and delighted when my dear friend and lawyer Tonja Carter discovered it. After much thought and hesitation I shared it with a handful of people I trust and was pleased to hear that they considered it worthy of publication. I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years.”
