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The Robber BrideNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1993
About friendship and gender and society.
The Gum ThiefNovel
Douglas Couplandstandalone novel2007
About loneliness, set in big city.
“The Gum Thief is Canadian author Douglas Coupland's twelfth novel.”
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Man in the DarkNovel
Paul Austerstandalone novel2008
Alternate history and dystopia, about war.
“An insomniac makes up a story about a man transported to an alternate reality in which a US civil war erupted after the 2000 election.”
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The Particular Sadness of Lemon CakeNovel
Aimee Benderstandalone novel2010
Magical realism, about coming of age and family secrets.
“Rose has the ability to taste emotions in the food she eats, which she discovers on her ninth birthday, tasting in her birthday cake the emotions of her mother who baked it.”
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Gods Without MenNovel
Hari Kunzrustandalone novel2011
Magical realism, set in desert.
The Martian ChildNovel
David Gerroldstandalone novel2002
Emotional in tone, about parenthood and found family.