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George Saundersstandalone novel2017

Sad in tone, about parenthood, set in afterlife & underworld.

Alice Hoffmanstandalone novel2011

Sagas & family and magical realism, set in small town.

“Traces the multi-generational story of wintry Blackwell town through the experiences of such characters as a wounded Civil War solider who is saved by a passionate neighbor and a woman who meets a fiercely human historical figure.”
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Alias GraceNovel

Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1996

Mysterious in tone, about murder investigation.

BelovedNovel

Toni Morrisonstandalone novel1987

Ghost stories, dark in tone, about slavery and parenthood.

“Set in the period after the American Civil War, the novel tells the story of formerly enslaved people whose Cincinnati home is haunted by a malevolent spirit.”
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Empire of the SunSeries

series2 books1984

completed

About coming of age, set in east asia.

“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
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Black HillsNovel

Dan Simmonsstandalone novel2010

Ghost stories, about colonialism, set in early 20th century and mountains.

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