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Lesbian-themed novels that are also good reads
Crocodile SoupCrocodile Soup by Julia Darling
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Off-beat style, very entertaining. Julia Darling RIP.
Dare, Truth or Promise (Livewire)Dare, Truth or Promise (Livewire) by Paula Boock
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Exceptionally written teenage romance by NZ author. New edition due March 2009.
Pages for YouPages for You by Sylvia Brownrigg
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Beautiful, captivating, painfully real love story.
CarolCarol by Patricia Highsmith
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Astonishing for its time. A book that changed things. Its tone still resonates.
FingersmithFingersmith by Sarah Waters
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Massively entertaining pastiche of Dickens and Wilkie Collins, the most purely enjoyable of Waters's novels.
Girl Meets Boy: The Myth of Iphis (Canongate Myths)Girl Meets Boy: The Myth of Iphis (Canongate Myths) by Ali Smith
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Glorious tale of the joyfulness of love. Forget the light plot and enjoy the writing.
Oranges are Not the Only FruitOranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
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Seeming a little dated, but a landmark of lesbian fiction and still readable.