2005-01-17

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The Observer | Magazine | Eating popcorn for breakfast

'A beautiful story that I will cherish for years to come,' said Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, in one rare pronouncement. Muriel Spark described it as a 'great pleasure'. Jessica Mitford, who later engaged in a correspondence with its author, wrote: 'I did so love it: the uncles, the grandmother, the mother. The whole thing was a terrific treat.'