Before we start with Emma Cline’s new novel “The Invitation”, a few reflections on the terms “guest” and “invitation” that play a role in the book. Guests are people for whom you cook elaborately and for whom you light a scented candle in the toilet, just like that, for example. There are cultures where the bedroom is cleared for the guest; in biblical times one’s own daughter was sometimes offered as a bed companion. The main thing is that the guest feels cared for.
Emma Cline’s novel The Invitation: Taking from the Rich – Culture
