"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...
First of all I have to say that I have never read a book that I did not love by Lee Smith. If you love Southern novels with a lot of history and mystery, then this book is for you. As most of her's are. I could not put it down.
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