We know this much so far about Harper Lee’s new book: Atticus Finch is 72 and suffering from rheumatoid arthritis; Scout is a grown woman who has a suitor most anxious to marry her. And Scout’s older brother, Jem, apparently has died. “Go Set a Watchman,” the most unexpected second novel in memory, is coming out July 14. It takes place in the 1950s, 20 years after the setting for “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book. U.S. publisher HarperCollins has said that pre-orders for “Go Set a Watchman” are the highest in company history, and bookstores worldwide are planning events to celebrate the book’s release.
