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    The Seduction of WaterNovel

    Carol Goodman · standalone novel · 2003

    Literary & general, set in north america and small town.

    “Kay was hired as a maid but refused to speak of her past or her family.”

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    Marcus Sedgwick · standalone novel · 2010

    Horror, set in small town.

    “Sixteen-year-old Rebecca moves with her father from London to a small, seaside village, where she befriends another motherless girl and they spend the summer together exploring the village's sinister history.”

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    The Time of the GhostNovel

    Diana Wynne Jones · standalone novel · 1981

    Fantasy and ghost stories, about amnesia, set in countryside & village.

    “Set in the English countryside, it features a teenage ghost who is one of four sisters, and observes the family, unable to remember which one she is.”

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    SuspicionNovel

    Alexandra Monir · standalone novel · 2014

    Set in countryside & village.

    “Seventeen-year-old Imogene Rockford turned away from her family and their English country manor after her parents' death, but assumes her duty as the new Duchess of Wickersham despite threats and strange occurrences.”

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    Houses of StoneNovel

    Barbara Michaels · standalone novel · 1993

    Tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in 19th century.

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    Her Fearful SymmetryNovel

    Audrey Niffenegger · standalone novel · 2009

    Horror and ghost stories, set in our world.

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