Letter: Harper Lee wasn't a recluse
Author Harper Lee smiles during a ceremony honoring the four new members of the Alabama Academy of Honor in the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. Credit: AP, 2007
Just to set the record straight, the obituary "Veronique Peck, 80, Gregory Peck's wife" referred to Harper Lee as "the reclusive author of 'To Kill A Mockingbird'" [News, Aug. 20].
Lee has, until recently, been anything but reclusive. She is now in an assisted living facility. She socialized in a wide circle of relatives, friends and neighbors, participated in award ceremonies and spoke to student and other groups.
The media call her a recluse because she has for a very long time refused to be interviewed.
Jeff Bernstein, Bayside
Editor's note: The writer is a retired English and social studies teacher.
