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BPL: New England in Fiction

From Boston Public Library...A selection of classic and contemporary novels that capture the spirit of New England.
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The Stars Are Fire (Anita Shreve)
The Stars Are Fire
1
Anita Shreve
Maine (J. Courtney Sullivan)
Maine
2
J. Courtney Sullivan
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
3
Richard Russo
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
4
Edith Wharton
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
5
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
6
Dennis Lehane
The Boston Girl (Anita Diamant)
The Boston Girl
7
Anita Diamant
The Given Day (Dennis Lehane)
The Given Day
8
Dennis Lehane
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
9
William Landay
Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks)
Caleb's Crossing
10
Geraldine Brooks
Still Alice (Lisa Genova)
Still Alice
11
Lisa Genova
The Giant's House (Elizabeth McCracken)
The Giant's House
12
Elizabeth McCracken
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (Katherine Howe)
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
13
Katherine Howe
Midwives (Chris Bohjalian)
Midwives
14
Chris Bohjalian
The House of Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of Seven Gables
15
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Island Girls (Nancy Thayer)
Island Girls
16
Nancy Thayer
The Woman Upstairs (Claire Messud)
The Woman Upstairs
17
Claire Messud
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
18
John Irving
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
19
Richard Yates
Summer (Edith Wharton)
Summer
20
Edith Wharton
When Life Gives You Lululemons (Lauren Weisberger)
When Life Gives You Lululemons
21
Lauren Weisberger
It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here
22
Sinclair Lewis
A Piece of the World (Christina Baker Kline)
A Piece of the World
23
Christina Baker Kline
Fortune's Rocks (Anita Shreve)
Fortune's Rocks
24
Anita Shreve
Inside the O'Briens (Lisa Genova)
Inside the O'Briens
25
Lisa Genova
The Last Hurrah (Edwin O'Connor)
The Last Hurrah
26
Edwin O'Connor
Bowlaway (Elizabeth McCracken)
Bowlaway
27
Elizabeth McCracken
The Unseen World (Liz Moore)
The Unseen World
28
Liz Moore
The Last Policeman (Ben H. Winters)
The Last Policeman
29
Ben H. Winters
The Last Romantics (Tara Conklin)
The Last Romantics
30
Tara Conklin
The Godwulf Manuscript
The Godwulf Manuscript
31
Beheld (Tarashea Nesbit)
Beheld
32
Tarashea Nesbit
If She Wakes (Michael Koryta)
If She Wakes
33
Michael Koryta
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
34
Elizabeth Strout
Olive, Again (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive, Again
35
Elizabeth Strout
Saints for All Occasions (J. Courtney Sullivan)
Saints for All Occasions
36
J. Courtney Sullivan
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
37
Sylvia Plath
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
38
Donna Tartt
The Painted Drum (Louise Erdrich)
The Painted Drum
39
Louise Erdrich
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
40
Dennis Lehane
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