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    Shirley Jackson · standalone novel · 1962

    Gothic, about loneliness, set in mid 20th century.

    “A young woman lives with her older sister and sickly uncle in their old family house, after a mysterious tragedy turns the townsfolk against them.”

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    Shirley Jackson · standalone novel · 1959

    Horror and gothic, set in mid 20th century.

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    Shirley Jackson · standalone novel · 1954

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    Shirley Jackson · standalone novel · 1951

    Gothic, about coming of age and loneliness, set in mid 20th century.

    “The second of Jackson's published novels, Hangsaman is a bildungsroman centering on lonely college freshman Natalie Waite, who descends into madness after enrolling in a liberal arts college.”

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