Harper Lee's will reveals lawyer holds control of her writings and estate

A will signed by Harper Lee eight days before her death has been unsealed by an Alabama court, after the New York Times (NYT) filed a lawsuit arguing that the document should be a matter of public record. The will was sealed, after Lee’s lawyer and personal representative Tonja Carter – a controversial figure since the publication of Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, a manuscript Carter said she discovered in a safe deposit box in Lee’s hometown of Monroeville – cited the author’s desire for privacy in court. ... [mehr] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/28/harper-lee-tonja-carter-will-unsealed