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American Books

80 books I can highly recommend which depict American life, through history and in present time. A range of classics and modern favourites.
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The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
1
John Irving
Frog Music (Emma Donoghue)
Frog Music
2
Emma Donoghue
Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks)
Caleb's Crossing
3
Geraldine Brooks
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
4
Geraldine Brooks
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
5
Lionel Shriver
Big Brother (Lionel Shriver)
Big Brother
6
Lionel Shriver
So Much for That
So Much for That
7
The Mandibles (Lionel Shriver)
The Mandibles
8
Lionel Shriver
Double Fault (Lionel Shriver)
Double Fault
9
Lionel Shriver
Prozac Nation (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
Prozac Nation
10
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Tis (Frank McCourt)
Tis
11
Frank McCourt
More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction
12
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Teacher Man (Frank McCourt)
Teacher Man
13
Frank McCourt
Vinegar Hill
Vinegar Hill
14
The Last Runaway
The Last Runaway
15
The Pilot's Wife (Anita Shreve)
The Pilot's Wife
16
Anita Shreve
Sea Glass (Anita Shreve)
Sea Glass
17
Anita Shreve
The Lost Book of Salem (Katherine Howe)
The Lost Book of Salem
18
Katherine Howe
Tully (Paullina Simons)
Tully
19
Paullina Simons
The Girl in Times Square
The Girl in Times Square
20
Road to Paradise (Paullina Simons)
Road to Paradise
21
Paullina Simons
Children of Liberty (Paulina Simons)
Children of Liberty
22
Paulina Simons
The Summer Garden (Paullina Simons)
The Summer Garden
23
Paullina Simons
The Heretic's Daughter
The Heretic's Daughter
24
Wolves of Andover (Kathleen Kent)
Wolves of Andover
25
Kathleen Kent
The Outcasts (Kathleen Kent)
The Outcasts
26
Kathleen Kent
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
27
Janet Fitch
Paint It Black
Paint It Black
28
The Winthrop Woman (Anya Seton)
The Winthrop Woman
29
Anya Seton
Susannah Morrow (Megan Chance)
Susannah Morrow
30
Megan Chance
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
31
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
32
Arthur Miller
The Ice Storm (Rick Moody)
The Ice Storm
33
Rick Moody
Purple America (Rick Moody)
Purple America
34
Rick Moody
The Book of Ruth (Jane Hamilton)
The Book of Ruth
35
Jane Hamilton
A Map of the World
A Map of the World
36
The Wife's Tale (Lori Lansens)
The Wife's Tale
37
Lori Lansens
The Mountain Story (Lori Lansens)
The Mountain Story
38
Lori Lansens
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
39
Toni Morrison
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
40
Toni Morrison
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