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  • Cover of Mother Night
    Mother NightNovel

    Kurt Vonnegut & Jr. · standalone novel · 1962

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

    “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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  • Cover of Todd Family
    Todd FamilySeries

    series · 2 books · 2013

    Historical fiction, bittersweet in tone, about grief and loss and war.

    “The companion novel A God in Ruins turns to Ursula's brother Teddy, a bomber pilot, following his one, single life forward from the war through old age.”

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  • Cover of Black Oxen
    Black OxenNovel

    Gertrude Atherton · standalone novel · 1923

    About immortality and gender and society, set in north america.

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  • Cover of Concrete Island
    Concrete IslandNovel

    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1974

    About survival and loneliness, set in contemporary 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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  • Cover of The Research Magnificent
    The Research MagnificentNovel

    H. G. Wells · standalone novel · 1915

    Literary & general, reflective in tone, about identity, set in early 20th century and europe.

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  • Cover of Lost
    LostNovel

    Gregory Maguire · standalone novel · 2001

    About grief and loss and family secrets, set in contemporary.

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

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