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  • Cover of The Chymical Wedding
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    Lindsay Clarke · standalone novel · 1989

    Historical fiction, set in british isles and 19th century.

    “Inspired by the life of Mary Anne Atwood, the book includes themes of alchemy, the occult, fate, passion, and obsession.”

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    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1974

    About survival and loneliness, set in europe and big city.

    “Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”

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    Kurt Vonnegut & Jr. · standalone novel · 1962

    Dark in tone, about war, set in mid 20th century and europe.

    “Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American playwright who grew up in Germany, writes his memoirs from an Israeli prison cell awaiting trial for war crimes.”

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    Gregory Maguire · standalone novel · 2001

    About grief and loss and family secrets, set in british isles.

    “Unlike many of Maguire's other adult novels, Lost is set in the real world.”

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    Salman Rushdie · standalone novel · 1988

    Magical realism, about faith and religion and immigration and exile, set in british isles.

    “As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.”

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    Tom Robbins · standalone novel · 1980

    Whimsical and funny in tone.

    “WorldCat: Still Life with Woodpecker is a sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes.”

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