
The Little Friend
Donna Tartt
2002

Harper Lee · 1960
323 pages
A girl grows up in a sleepy Alabama town where her father, a lawyer, defends a Black man falsely accused of a crime. Through her eyes we watch the town's prejudice, the trial, and a reclusive neighbour's secret. A classic about childhood, race and courage.
Coming of Age, Courtroom Drama, Small Town Secrets, Southern Gothic