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The Irish StoriesSeries
series12 books1956
completed
Set in british isles.
“The title plays on Peter Viertel's Huston-focused White Hunter, Black Heart.”
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Start with The First Night of Lent →
Deptford TrilogySeries
series3 books1970
completed
About identity and family secrets.
Start with Fifth Business →
Cat's EyeNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1988
About friendship and coming of age, set in north america.
Cornish TrilogySeries
series3 books1981
completed
Set in our world.
“The Rebel Angels is novel by Canadian author Robertson Davies.”
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Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with DeathNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1969
Science fiction and time travel, about war.
“Vonnegut opens in his own voice, describing the twenty years it took him to face writing about surviving the firebombing of Dresden as a POW.”
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The MartianNovel
George du Maurierstandalone novel1897
About friendship, set in 19th century.
“Written in long descriptive passages with very little dialogue and many digressions, the book had considerably less success in its time than its predecessor, the popular Trilby.”
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