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Green TownSeries
series31 books1946
completed
Set in small town.
“Written more than four decades apart, the two novels share Bradbury's recurring setting and nostalgic, myth-making tone rather than a single continuous plot.”
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Start with The Night →
Cat's EyeNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1988
Emotional in tone, about friendship and grief and loss.
Boy's LifeNovel
Robert R. McCammonstandalone novel1991
Emotional in tone, about friendship and murder investigation, set in small town.
Hearts in AtlantisSeries
series6 books1994
Literary & general, set in north america and mid 20th century.
Start with Low Men in Yellow Coats →
High HuntNovel
David Eddingsstandalone novel1973
Tense in tone, about grief and loss, set in mountains.
“High Hunt is Eddings' first novel, written while he was serving jail time for a child abuse charge.”
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SurfacingNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1972
About identity and 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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