To Kill A Mockingbird 9780099466734 Paperback

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In 1930s Alabama, Scout Finch watches her father stand up for justice, in a town steeped in prejudice.Atticus Finch tells his children that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. That lesson becomes the moral centre of Harper Lees classic novel as Atticus defends a black man charged with attacking a white girl.Through the eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Lee explores race, class, childhood and conscience in the Deep South of the 1930s. Around them is a town steeped in prejudice and hypocrisy, and at the centre stands Atticus, whose quiet struggle for justice makes him one of literatures enduring figures of moral courage.To Kill A Mockingbirdis a modern American classic, a Southern coming-of-age novel and a powerful story about racial injustice, family and integrity.This edition of one of the worlds best-loved books features the original text.**One of the BBCs 100 Novels That Shaped Our World **