Guests on Earth : a novel / Lee Smith.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616202538
- ISBN: 161620253X
- ISBN: 9781616203801
- ISBN: 1616203803
- Physical Description: 337 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books Of Chapel Hill, 2013.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A Shannon Ravenel Book."
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references, pages 335-337.
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- 128 of 137 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 1 current hold with 137 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | F SMITH (Text) | 33114017338815 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | FIC Smith (Text) | 31010000679177 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F SMITH (Text) | 39493107406755 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | NC F Smith (Text) | 34269001111609 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F SMITH (Text) | 30664100235040 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F SMI (Text) | 50503011142736 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC SMI (Text) | 31111002621033 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC HWG Insurance (Text) | 38344101464210 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bath Community Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101461174 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | NC F SMI (Text) | 34208202901251 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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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 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.
