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Susanna - Censored by GoodReads There's already a list for books about NYC, with over 270 voters: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/18... .


message 2: by P.J. (new)

P.J. Sullivan "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is listed twice and should be combined. See numbers 7 and 9.


message 3: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Sep 10, 2016 06:25AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Fear of Flying is mostly set in Europe, if I remember correctly.


message 4: by Mark (new)

Mark Palmer The Fountainhead.


message 5: by Dawn (new)

Dawn Dittmar Pattie's Best Deal and It Can't Rain This Hard Forever (the sequel to Pattie's Best Deal) are both set in New York City


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