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Staring at the SunNovel
Julian Barnesstandalone novel1986
About coming of age.
Starbridge (Howatch)Series
series6 books1987
Literary & general, about faith and religion, set in british isles and mid 20th century.
“Ashworth is helped to recovery, and to realise the source of his problems by Fr Jonathan Darrow, the Abbot of the Granchester Abbey of the Fordite Monks.”
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Midnight's ChildrenNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1980
Magical realism, about coming of age and political intrigue, set in south asia.
“WorldCat: The life of a man born at the moment of India's independence becomes inextricably linked to that of his nation and is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror modern India's course.”
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FluddNovel
Hilary Mantelstandalone novel1989
Set in our world.
The Fire-EatersNovel
David Almondstandalone novel2003
About friendship and coming of age.
IslandNovel
Aldous Huxleystandalone novel1962
Challenging in tone, about ecological collapse, set in islands.
“Although it has a plot, the plot largely serves to further conceptual explorations rather than setting up and resolving conventional narrative tension.”
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