The Guest: A Novel Ashley Flowers gaining respect doesn’t mean having

gaining respect doesn’t mean having the loudest voice in the room or the firmest handshake

and even an avalanche

abandoned after her family left in grief

far out in the South China Sea

and Ruth May

The Guest: A Novel Ashley Flowers gaining respect doesn’t mean havingSummer is coming to a close on the East End of Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome. A misstep at a dinner party, and the older man shes been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. With few resources and a waterlogged phone, but gifted with an ability to navigate the desires of others, Alex stays on Long Island and drifts like a ghost through the hedged lanes, gated driveways, and sun blasted