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Black OxenNovel
Gertrude Athertonstandalone novel1923
About immortality and gender and society.
Green TownSeries
series31 books1946
completed
Set in small town and mid 20th century.
“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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The Particular Sadness of Lemon CakeNovel
Aimee Benderstandalone novel2010
Magical realism, about family secrets, set in contemporary.
“Rose has the ability to taste emotions in the food she eats, which she discovers on her ninth birthday, tasting in her birthday cake the emotions of her mother who baked it.”
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
Science fiction, about aliens and faith and religion, set in near future.
SurfacingNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1972
About grief and loss, set in mid 20th century and 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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The House on Mango StreetNovel
Sandra Cisnerosstandalone novel1984
Magical realism, about race and racism, set in late 20th century.
“In a series of inter-connected vignettes, this is the story of a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago.”
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