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"boy and father keep the mother and sister inprisoned over many years. The father tells the boy he cannot touch anyone. The boy allows his friend to drown as he can't touch him to save him. The boy grows up and takes a girl from a playground and keeps her imprisoned I think the author was female. The boy and his father live on the outskirts of a town with…"

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September 30, 2026
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The end of Alice
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The end of Alice

A. M. Homes

1997
2 editions
The Collector
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The Collector

John Fowles

1963
63 editions
No Cover
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The Collector John Fowles

William Wyler's

1963
1 edition
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson, Bernadette Dunne

1962
39 editions
Novels and Stories (Haunting of Hill House / Lottery or, The Adventures of James Harris / We Have Always Lived In The Castle / Other Stories and Sketches)
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Novels and Stories (Haunting of Hill House / Lottery or, The Adventures of James Harris / We Have Always Lived In The Castle / Other Stories and Sketches)

Shirley Jackson

2010
1 edition
No Cover
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We have always lived in the castle

Shirley Knight

1966
1 edition
The Little Friend
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The Little Friend

Donna Tartt

2000
32 editions
No Cover
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The Secret History and the Little Friend

Donna Tartt

2013
1 edition
No Cover
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By Donna Tartt - The Little Friend

Unknown Author

1 edition
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