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Guests on Earth [book discussion kit] : [a talk tote for book discussion groups] etc. : a novel
Title:
Guests on Earth [book discussion kit] : [a talk tote for book discussion groups] etc. : a novel
Author:
Smith, Lee, 1944-
Personal Author:
Edition:
First paperback edition.
Physical Description:
348 pages ; 21 cm. + resource guide + black tote.
General Note:
12 items in black tote bag + resource guide.
Originally published: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2013.
"A Shannon Ravenel Book."--title page.
Includes author's note and questions for discussion.
Abstract:
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 hospital's 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.