"You can't keep a pet once its tasted blood, so my father used to say...my real father. He liked animals, you know...well, killing them at least. I like killing too. Do you?" In a world beset by aliens, vampirs and ancient Babylonian daemons...
"You can't keep a pet once its tasted blood, so my father used to say...my real father. He liked animals, you know...well, killing them at least. I li...
"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...
"Reading Lee Smith ranks among the great pleasures of American fiction . . . Gives evidence again of the grace and insight that distinguish her ...
