Guests on Earth
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: A Shannon Ravenel Book
Published: Oct 15, 2013
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781616202538
Description: 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.
Notes: Source title: Guests on Earth: A Novel