Housekeeping appears in 10 book lists

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Housekeeping appears in 10 book lists on Shepherd.

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The most compelling books about the trouble between mothers and daughters

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The best books about growing up in unusual ways

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The most prophetic American novels

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The best fiction about being disgraced

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The best novels about life in a haunted house

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The best novels by women writers in the west

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The best books about the heartbreakingly poignant and complex lives of children

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The best unconventional coming-of-age stories with quirky settings

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