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Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1962

Gothic, about family secrets and loneliness, set in mid 20th century.

“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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Fifth ChildSeries

series2 books1988

completed

About parenthood, set in contemporary.

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Beyond BlackNovel

Hilary Mantelstandalone novel2005

Ghost stories, about identity, set in contemporary and big city.

Death in Her HandsNovel

Ottessa Moshfeghstandalone novel2020

About identity and loneliness, set in contemporary and north america.

A Monster CallsSeries

series2 books2011

Fantasy, emotional in tone, set in contemporary.

“A Monster Calls follows a boy struggling with his mother's terminal illness, who is visited each night by a tree-like monster demanding an honest story from him in exchange for the unsettling tales it tells.”
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IceNovel

Anna Kavanstandalone novel1967

Science fiction and dystopia, about survival and ecological collapse.

“Ice was Kavan's last work to be published before her death, the first to land her mainstream success, and remains her best-known work.”
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