Williamsburg Regional Library

Guests on Earth, a novel, Lee Smith

Label
Guests on Earth, a novel, Lee Smith
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references, pages [335]-337
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Guests on Earth
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
828488986
Responsibility statement
Lee Smith
Sub title
a novel
Summary
It is 1936 when orphaned thirteen-year-old Evalina Toussaint is admitted to Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, a mental institution known for its innovative treatments for nervous disorders and addictions. Taken under the wing of the hospitals most notable patient, Zelda Fitzgerald, Evalina witnesses the cascading events leading up to the tragic fire of 1948 that killed nine women in a locked ward, Zelda among them
Target audience
adult
Classification
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