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The Scarlet LetterNovel
Nathaniel Hawthornestandalone novel1850
Historical fiction, dark in tone, set in north america and small town.
“In 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts of 1642-1649, a woman conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair, then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.”
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GrimusNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1975
Fantasy, about immortality and identity, set in islands.
“After drinking a mysterious fluid that grants him immortality, the young Axona man Flapping Eagle sets out on a centuries-long search for his vanished sister, drifting through identities and eras as the decades pass without aging him.”
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Cross RoadsNovel
Wm. Paul Youngstandalone novel2012
About identity and grief and loss, set in contemporary and dreamworld.
“A cerebral hemorrhage leaves Tony comatose in a hospital ICU.”
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Lost HorizonNovel
James Hiltonstandalone novel1933
Mysterious in tone, about expeditions, set in mountains and early 20th century.
LentNovel
Jo Waltonstandalone novel2019
Historical fantasy, about reincarnation, set in our world and europe.
“Because Girolamo Savanarola is not who--or what--he thinks he is.”
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Mr g: A Novel About the CreationNovel
Alan Lightmanstandalone novel2012
Whimsical in tone, about gods.