Wayne Flynt
Afternoons with Harper Lee
Afternoons with Harper Lee
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Dr. Wayne Flynt and Nelle Harper Lee, a renowned writer, had a friendship that lasted over a dozen years. They visited Lee at her assisted living facility, where they exchanged stories about Alabama history, folklore, family genealogy, and American literature. The conversations were filled with detours, covering various topics and places, and were cherished by Flynt. This book, "Afternoons with Harper Lee," is a memoir and biography that provides a unique insight into Lee's life and mind.
Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 01 October 2022
Publisher: NewSouth, Incorporated
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.
Dimension: 203 x 140 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781588384874
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