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The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X.Primary: New York, USA.
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
Location: Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, USA. (The county itself is fictional, but believed to be based on Lafayette County, if that helps!)
Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Curtis SittenfeldPrimary: Cincinnati, Ohio
Secondary: New York, NY; Palo Alto and Palm Springs, California
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Primary: Blackcliff and Serra, Martial Empire (fictional)
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
Location: Sydney, Australia
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SemplePrimary: Seattle, Washington
Secondary: Palmer station, Antarctica
Couldn't Keep it to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution by Wally Lamb et al. Location: York Correctional Institute, Niantic, Connecticut
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and TwoSet in London and Hogwarts (I think the parts in London are longer, but I'm not sure...)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce #1) by Alan BradleyLocation: Bishop's Lacey (fictional village), England, UK (nearest real city is York)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.Location: Not expressly specified, but said to be based on Concord, Massachusetts, US.
Cat. 1: The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer - New York City/Long Island.Cat. 2: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - Devon, England.
Cat. 3: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - probably London, England.
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, Israel and EgyptMy Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier, Primary location Cornwall, secondary location Florence
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Laura wrote: "Samantha, I went ahead and mapped with a little more detail and did Midhope Castle as the primary location and Inverness as secondary. Lallybroch is fictional but the show was filmed at Midhope so ..."hahaha
Barkskins by Annie ProulxPrimary:
Eastern Canada: Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Secondary:
Maine
Massachusetts
New Zealand
The Netherlands
Illinois
Michigan
Washington State
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.Location: Not specified, but Shmoop says "a small town in England". Helpful, I know.
The BFG by Roald DahlPrimary Location : Giant Country , out of the World Atlas map
Secondary Location: London, England
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His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae BurnetPrimary Location: Culduie, Strathcarron, Scotland
Secondary location: Inverness, Scotland
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton's Cold Comfort Farm
Primary location: Howling (fictional) in Sussex, England
Secondary location: London
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Laura wrote: "Ruth, I'm a little confused by your final entry. You have two different books listed? Can you please clarify?"Sorry I meant
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Location: Amsterdam
and Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Primary location: Howling (fictional) in Sussex, England
Secondary location: London
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Everybody's Fool by Richard Russo.Location: fictional town of Bath NY, said to be based on Ballston Spa NY.
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. Location: multiple locations in Johannesburg SA, I would probably put Maryvale College as the primary location and Alexandra Township as the secondary location.
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisPrimary location: Bon Temps, Louisiana (fictional, in northern Louisiana)
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman.Primary: Sosnowiec, Poland.
Secondary: Rego Park, New York City, USA.
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce #2) by Alan BradleyLocation: Bishop's Lacey (fictional village), England, UK (nearest real city is York)
A Million Little Things by Susan MalleryPrimary Location- Mischief Bay, CA
Mischief Bay is made up, but is described in the book as, "a coastal community tucked between Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach" in California.
Ape House
Primary Location: Lizard, New Mexico
Secondary Locations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Los Angeles, California
Lawrence, Kansas
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