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100 Must-Read Books Set in New England

Book Riot compiled a list of 100 must-read books that are set in–or at least have major storylines that are set in–New England. Note: There are 99 books on this list because that's how many there were in the original list despite the title. Have you read many of these books?
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
1
Louisa May Alcott
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
2
Dennis Lehane
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
3
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
4
Margaret Atwood
The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
5
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Boston Girl (Anita Diamant)
The Boston Girl
6
Anita Diamant
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
7
John Irving
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
8
Elizabeth Strout
We Love You, Charlie Freeman (Kaitlyn Greenidge)
We Love You, Charlie Freeman
9
Kaitlyn Greenidge
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
10
Edith Wharton
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
11
Richard Yates
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
12
Richard Russo
Maine (J. Courtney Sullivan)
Maine
13
J. Courtney Sullivan
Wintergirls (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Wintergirls
14
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Pilot's Wife (Anita Shreve)
The Pilot's Wife
15
Anita Shreve
Labor Day
Labor Day
16
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
17
Zadie Smith
Faith (Jennifer Haigh)
Faith
18
Jennifer Haigh
Hush, Hush (Becca Fitzpatrick)
Hush, Hush
19
Becca Fitzpatrick
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
20
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Rules of Attraction (Brett Easton Ellis)
The Rules of Attraction
21
Brett Easton Ellis
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
22
David Foster Wallace
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
23
Helen Oyeyemi
Strong Motion by Jonathan Franzen
Strong Motion by Jonathan Franzen
24
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
25
Sylvia Plath
Summer (Edith Wharton)
Summer
26
Edith Wharton
House Rules (Jodi Picoult)
House Rules
27
Jodi Picoult
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
28
Junot Díaz
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
29
Donna Tartt
Edinburgh (Alexander Chee)
Edinburgh
30
Alexander Chee
It (Stephen King)
It
31
Stephen King
Seating Arrangements
Seating Arrangements
32
The House of Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of Seven Gables
33
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Europeans
The Europeans
34
Mercy (Jodi Piccoult)
Mercy
35
Jodi Piccoult
Island Girls (Nancy Thayer)
Island Girls
36
Nancy Thayer
Blowback (Bev Prescott)
Blowback
37
Bev Prescott
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
38
Jhumpa Lahiri
God's Kingdom (Howard Frank Mosher)
God's Kingdom
39
Howard Frank Mosher
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
40
Hanya Yanagihara
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