Harper Seven Beckham boosts sales of Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird

After David Beckham announced on his Facebook page that his baby girl, Harper Seven, was named after To Kill A Mockingbird novelist Harper Lee, sales of the book have gone through the roof.

Sales of Harper Lee's famed book have increased with a whopping 123 percent, causing the book to rise to number 38 in the Bestseller List.

Some people are surprised as to Harper Lee being Victoria's favourite author. Apparently there's still a widespread idea that Victoria doesn't read any books. According to the Daily Mail Victoria said in an interview six years ago, that she does read, however, she rarely has the time to finish a book due to her busy schedule, making To Kill A Mockingbird a happy exception to the rule.

Daughter Harper Seven Beckham was named after writer Harper Lee

First photos of Harper Seven Beckham!

David Beckham with daughter Harper Seven.

She's only one week old , but she has already made her Twitter debut. Victoria Beckham tweeted a photo of little Harper Seven with her daddy, David Beckham. Victoria tweeted, "daddy's little girl". David then returned the favour and tweeted a photo of Victoria with their little girl. He said, "I took this picture of my two girls sleeping..."

Victoria Beckham with daughter Harper Seven.

David also tweeted a photo of his new kicks. He tweeted, "Check out my boots for the Real Madrid match. A little extra stitching needed from now on...." LA Galaxy lost from Real Madrid 4-1, but that won't ruin David's spirit. Earlier this week he confirmed that Harper was, indeed, inspired by To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee, Victoria's favourite writer. David posted on his Facebook page, "A lot of thought goes into our children's names and Harper was a name that we've loved for a long time for a couple of reasons. One reason is Harper's an old English name which we loved and one of the other reasons was Victoria's favourite book is To Kill A Mockingbird an the author was Harper Lee. It's a very strong, passionate book. That's where Harper came from."

David Beckham's new football shoes.

Born On This Day- April 28th... American Writer Nell Harper Lee

Seemingly impossible, I did not read To Kill A Mockingbird as a young person, & I didn’t see the film until 2005, at the Husband’s insistence. I certainly would have been better briefed for adulthood if I had encountered this masterpiece of an American novel in my early teens rather than early 50s. The book is in a tie for my favorite tome of all time.

Harper Lee is a noiseless nonconformist. Her cold shoulder towards celebrity is challenging to conceive of in today's culture, especially for a popular writer. Lee hoped her book would meet a "quick & merciful death”. It achieved immortality, the most popular American novel of the 20th century. The film version, has a perfect screenplay by Horton Foote that is so spot on that they have merged in peoples’ heads.

Lee has wry sense of humor. She was the editor of the humor magazine at the University of Alabama. When told that her book had great appeal for children, Lee stated: "But I hate children. I can't stand them."

In 1950, a young frumpy girl, fresh from the University Of Alabama, minus her law degree, moved to NYC from her hometown of Monroeville. She didn't think she was up to much, just renewing her friendship with her childhood buddy- Truman Capote. She said she was writing a book & that was that. She published that book in 1960.

To Kill A Mockingbird is a barely disguised version of her Alabama family & her town’s Southern racial consciousness inspired, but it is also about Lee & Capote, childhood chums who become personally & artistically linked legends. They were precocious children with little in common with their peers, Lee was too rough for girls, & Capote was too soft for boys. They each had emotionally remote mothers: Capote's was a self- centered social climber; Lee's was deeply depressed. Capote's father attempted to seduce Lee in her teens, & she punched him in the nose; Capote hated Lee's gossipy mother, & later used her in a story called Mrs. Busybody.

Lee became a friend to Gregory Peck, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Atticus Finch. She remains close to the actor's family. Peck's grandson, Harper Peck Voll, is named after her. In 2205, she was portrayed on film by Catherine Keener & Sandra Bullock. Lee continues to live a quiet, private life in NYC & Monroeville. She remains active in her church & community. She avoids anything to do with her still popular novel (selling a million copies a year & having never been out of print). Lee hasn't published a book since the Pulitzer Prize winning To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960. Lee turns 85 today.