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Green TownSeries
series31 books1946
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Literary & general, reflective in tone, about coming of age, set in mid 20th century and north america.
“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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Boy's LifeNovel
Robert R. McCammonstandalone novel1991
Emotional in tone, about friendship and murder investigation.
Cat's EyeNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1988
Emotional and sad in tone, about friendship and art and artists.
SurfacingNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1972
Eerie in tone, about identity, 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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High HuntNovel
David Eddingsstandalone novel1973
Tense in tone, 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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The Road Through the WallNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1948
Dark in tone, about family secrets and class conflict.