Bibliograph

The summer guest, a novel, Alison Anderson

Type

Label

The summer guest, a novel, Alison Anderson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 385)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The summer guest

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

907948367

Responsibility statement

Alison Anderson

Sub title

a novel

Summary

To keep herself occupied after recently losing her sight, young doctor Zinaida Lintvaryova begins a diary in the summer of 1888. When a family rents a guesthouse on her family's estate in eastern Ukraine, Zinaida meets and befriends Anton, the middle son, who is a doctor and a writer. As the summer progresses, Zinaida's diary becomes an intimate, introspective narrative of her singular relationship with Anton. More than a century later, Katya Kendall discovers Zinaida's diary, and in a last attempt to save her publishing business, she hires Ana Harding to translate the diary. They soon realize that Zinaida's Anton is actually Anton Chekhov, the author and playwright, and that the diary points to the possibility that Chekhov used that summer to write a novel. As Katya and Ana delve deeper, they reflect on the events and forces which have steered them to where they are, and they discover that the manuscript is not the only mystery the diary holds. --, adapted from publisher website and Kirkus reviews

Target audience

general

Creator