What decade are Barnes' Duffy novels primarily set in?
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The Duffy novels are primarily set in the 1980s, a decade of political and economic turmoil in the United Kingdom and the United States. The novels explore the social and cultural upheavals of the era, including the rise of Thatcherism in Britain and Reaganism in the United States, the AIDS crisis, and the decline of the manufacturing sector.
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