Imagine sitting with an esteemed writer on his or her front porch
somewhere in the world and swapping life stories. Dr. Wayne Flynt
got the opportunity to do just this with Nelle Harper Lee. In a
friendship that blossomed over a dozen years starting when Lee
relocated back to Alabama after having had a stroke, Flynt and his
wife Dartie became regular visitors at the assisted living facility
that was Lee's new home. And there the conversation began. It began
where it always begins with Southern storytellers, with an
invitation to "Come in, sit down, and stay a while." The stories
exchanged ranged widely over the topics of Alabama history, Alabama
folklore, family genealogy, and American literature, of course. On
the way from beginning to end there were many detours: talks about
Huntingdon College; The University of Alabama; New York City; the
United Kingdom; Garden City, Kansas; and Mobile, Alabama, to name
just a few. Wayne and his wife were often joined by Alice Lee, the
oldest Lee sister, a living encyclopedia on the subject of family
genealogy, and middle sister Louise Lee Conner. The hours spent
visiting, in intimate closeness, are still cherished by Wayne
Flynt. They yielded revelations large and small, which have been
shaped into Afternoons with Harper Lee. Part memoir, part
biography, this book offers a unique window into the life and mind
and preoccupations of one of America's best-loved writers. Flynt
and Harper Lee and her sisters learned a great deal from each
other, and though this is not a history book, their shared interest
in Alabama and its history made this extraordinary work possible.
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