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Picnic at Hanging Rock
by Joan Lindsay (1)
★3.82(60 ratings)
In 1900, a class of young women from an exclusive private school go on an excursion to the isolated Hanging Rock, deep in the Australian bush. The excursion ends in tragedy when four girls and a teacher mysteriously vanish after climbing the rock. Only one girl returns, with no memory of what has become of the others . . .
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
by Angela Carter (1979)
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Fans of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' will appreciate the atmospheric and subtly unsettling fairy tale retellings.
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This novel shares 'Picnic at Hanging Rock's' Australian setting and exploration of young women's lives.
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