Guests on Earth: A Novel
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Lee Smith. (2013). Guests on Earth: A Novel. Algonquin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Lee Smith. 2013. Guests On Earth: A Novel. Algonquin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Lee Smith, Guests On Earth: A Novel. Algonquin Books, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lee Smith. Guests On Earth: A Novel. Algonquin Books, 2013.
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Lee Smith began writing stories at the age of nine and selling them for a nickel apiece. Since then, she has written seventeen works of fiction, including Fair and Tender Ladies, Oral History, Guests on Earth, and most recently, Dimestore. She has received many awards, including the North Carolina Award for Literature and an Academy Award in Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; her novel The Last Girls was a New York Times bestseller as well as winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award.
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"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 Black-Haired Girl
It's 1936 when orphaned thirteen-year-old 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 hospital's 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 apart—in which art and madness are luminously intertwined.- popularity
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Versatile Pumpkin
2 Starters, Snacks, and Beverages
3 Soups and Salads
4 Side Dishes
5 Main Courses
6 Breads
7 Pies
8 Cookies
9 Cakes
10 Desserts and Delicacies
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