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Out the dining car window with a delight almost physical. over her breakfast coffee she watched the last of georgia's hills recede and the red earth appear. >> reporter: the first words of "go set a watchman," narrated by reese witherspoon. an early taste of what was the first draft of "to kill a mockingbird." harper lee actually wrote while living right here on this very stretch of road on new york's upper east side in the 1950s. for almost six decades "go set a watchman" was

Welcome back to "the lead." i'm john berman in for jake tapper. in our pop lead today, the wait is over. "go set a watchman," the recently discovered harper lee manuscript is available today as an actual book. 55 years after the publication of "to kill a mockingbird," the new book raising questions about the classic characters found in "mockingbird," particularly atticus finch. "go set a watchman" has renewed interest and scrutiny in the famously reclusive author as well. cnn's correspondent ed lavandera in lee's hometown monroeville, alabama. >> reporter: no one here ever expected to read ano...

It's just a new dimension. >> reporter: despite the shocking plot changes, the one-chapter teaser that was just released is leaving lee's fans eager for more. "go set a watchman," which comes out on tuesday, is the most preordered book on amazon since the final harry potter, many flocking to the author's hometown specifically to buy it. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> if that's not a sell for a book to purchase. >> there you go. >> even if you're part of the demographic that doesn't buy books, you've got to buy books. >> there you go. the back-and-forth and the controversy and all this. the...

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