"Reading Lee Smith ranks among the great pleasures of American fiction . . . Gives evidence again of the grace and insight that distinguish her work." Robert Stone, author of Death of the BlackHaired GirlIts 1936 when orphaned thirteenyearold Evalina Toussaint is admitted to Highland Hospital, a mental institution in Asheville, North Carolina, known for its innovative treatments for nervous disorders and addictions. Taken under the wing of the hospitals most notable patient, Zelda Fitzgerald, Evalina witnesses cascading events that lead up to the tragic fire of 1948 that killed nine women in a locked ward, Zelda among them. Author Lee Smith has created, through a seamless blending of fiction and fact, a mesmerizing novel about a world apartin which art and madness are luminously intertwined.

Binding: Paperback;368 pages; Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA; Classification: N/A; Weight: 494.67 g; Dimensions: N/A

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