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Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1959
Horror and ghost stories.
We Have Always Lived in the CastleNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1962
Horror, about family secrets, set in small town.
“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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The Bird's NestNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1954
About family secrets.
“The plot concerns a young woman, Elizabeth Richmond, with multiple personality disorder.”
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It Happened in Boston?Novel
Russell H. Greenanstandalone novel1968
Challenging in tone, about art and artists, set in our world.
The Drowning GirlNovel
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Dark fantasy, about grief and loss, set in contemporary.
SurfacingNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1972
Reflective in tone, about grief and loss, set in countryside & village.
“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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