did it get embroiled in any controversy?
Yes, news sources, including NPR and BBC News, have reported that the conditions surrounding the release of the book are unclear and posit that Lee may not have had full control of the decision.
Go Set a Watchman
News sources, including NPR and BBC News, have reported that the conditions surrounding the release of the book are unclear and posit that Lee may not have had full control of the decision. 
where is the setting in to kill a mockingbird In the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. what is the story about? The story is about racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. who wrote it? Harper Lee. what is the book's take on the class system? It challenged the social status quo and valued individual worth over social standing. which values does it highlight? Courage and compassion. what is the name of the film based on it? To Kill a Mockingbird. who directed it? UNANSWERABLE which nominations did it receive? It was nominated for eight Academy Awards of which it won three. who played the main characters? Gregory Peck and Mary Badham. was there a theatre production based on the book? Yes, by Christopher Sergel. who starred in it? Robert Sean Leonard. did any of the actors mentioned above from the film won award for that film? Yes, Peck won an Academy Award for Best Actor. which film made the actor famous throughout the world? "The Keys of the Kingdom". when did the actor who starred in the play begin his career? UNANSWERABLE what are the other books written by the author of the book? "Go Set a Watchman", however it was later confirmed to be the first draft of "Mockingbird". how was it received? It received mixed reviews.
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Go Set a Watchman [SEP] Controversy
In her piece for "The Washington Post" "The Harper Lee I knew", she quotes Lee's sister Alice, whom she describes as "gatekeeper, advisor, protector" for most of Lee's adult life, as saying "Poor Nelle Harper can't see and can't hear and will sign anything put before her by anyone in whom she has confidence." She makes note that "Watchman" was announced just two and a half months after Alice's death and that all correspondence to and from Lee goes through her new attorney. She describes Lee as "in a wheelchair in an assisted living center, nearly deaf and blind, with a uniformed guard posted at the door" and her visitors "restricted to those on an approved list".