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Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1963

Set in british isles.

Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1999

Thriller & suspense, about family secrets, set in our world.

“The second timeline takes place during the present, filled with the offspring of the main characters in the first timeline.”
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Empire of the SunSeries

series2 books1984

completed

Reflective in tone, about coming of age, set in east asia.

“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
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The Book ThiefNovel

Markus Zusakstandalone novel2005

About books and reading and coming of age, set in europe.

Between the WarsSeries

series4 books1981

About identity.

“An elderly shopkeeper in London writes a memoir of his youth in Ukraine in the early 1900s and his experiences during WWI and the Russian Revolution.”
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Todd FamilySeries

series2 books2013

Literary & general, bittersweet in tone, about grief and loss, set in british isles.

“The companion novel A God in Ruins turns to Ursula's brother Teddy, a bomber pilot, following his one, single life forward from the war through old age.”
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