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We Have Always Lived in the CastleNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1962
Gothic, about family secrets and madness.
“A young woman lives with her older sister and sickly uncle in their old family house, after a mysterious tragedy turns the townsfolk against them.”
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SurfacingNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1972
About identity and coming of age.
“Surfacing has been described by commentators as a companion novel to Atwood's collection of poems, Power Politics, which was written the previous year and deals with complementary issues.”
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Cat's EyeNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1988
Emotional in tone, about friendship and coming of age.
Way StationNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963
Science fiction and first contact, about aliens and space exploration.
“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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The Green MileNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1996
Magical realism, emotional in tone, about redemption.
“The serial novel was released in six volumes before being republished as a single-volume work.”
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When Marnie Was ThereNovel
Joan G. Robinsonstandalone novel1967
About friendship and coming of age, set in british isles.
“There she meets a mysterious and headstrong girl named Marnie who lives in a house overlooking the marshes.”
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