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  • Lesbian Pulp Fiction Type is exactly "Lesbian romance"

I am a woman

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Laura explores gay life in 1950s New York.

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This side of love

This Side of Love cover: The faces and a torso of two women are drawn in ink and coloured separately, one in pink, the other in light blue, and with the solid black of the background to depict the shadowed areas. In the foreground to the bottom right of the image, only a face is seen, lit with a hard light coming from the right. Her gaze is directed to her bottom right with a calm expression. The other figure can be seen behind her, to the left of the image, face in full profile towards the right, with her eyes closed. Her face and torso are also lit by hard light coming from the top right.

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Either is love

Either is Love front cover. The image is occupied mostly by a brunette seen from her chest up, her face centred, and slightly tilted to her left. Her hair has a widow's peak and it is brushed upwards and towards the back; Her two hands are hugging the trunk of a tree in front and to the left of her, her left hand above her right hand facing the reader to the right of the image. She leans her head slightly against the trunk with the left side of her face, gazing downwards towards her left. She is wearing a black, swing coat with a V-neck. Behind her, a forested landscape is seen, apparently lit by moonlight. The image is set over a gray background that shows at the top.
After the death of her husband, the narrator revisits the letters she wrote to him confessing her romantic relationship with another woman before they met.

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Third street (The)

The Third Street front cover. The cover shows a night scene, outdoors in a city or town street. Two women, their backs to the reader, walk holding hands. The one on the left is a blonde with hair flipped outwards at her shoulders. She is wearing a yellow, sleeveless dress with an adjusted waist, and black, high heels. She carries a clutch-type black handbag in her left hand and her head is turned sharply to her right, looking straight out at the other woman, a brunette with short hair who is wearing a black blouse with long sleeves, brown pants tapered at the ankles, and black low heels. Her right arm is extended downwards. The street looks wet and there are buildings, some neon signs and a lamp post in the background. The scene is lit from the top right.
A paperback original. This book was published as a mass-market paperback without a hardcover printing.

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Patience and Sarah

Patience and Sarah front cover. On a black background and to the bottom right of the image, two women are partially in view. They are both naked. The one on the left is sitting down, her back to the reader at a three-quarter angle toward the left, in a fetal position, her head fully tucked between crossed arms that wrap around her knees. Of the second woman, only part of her torso, right arm and left breast can be seen. She faces the other woman and rests her right hand over her left elbow, arm over the shoulder. The scene is lit from the bottom left, as with a spotlight. Around the women, everything is wrapped in darkness.

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Price of salt (The)

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Return to Lesbos

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Stranger on Lesbos

Stranger on Lesbos front cover. A blonde is seen, at a three-quarter angle with her back to the reader, towards the left, facing left of the cover. Her hair is partly undone, partially covering the back of her neck. She has bangs above her eyebrows. Her back is almost entirely exposed, a white lace blouse hanging beneath her shoulders, revealing the straps and back of her brassiere. She has her head bowed down halfway, and her eyes are closed. Her left hand touches her right cheek, and her right hand can be partially seen tucked under her left, folded arm. She wears what seem to be a black skirt. In front of her, to the left of the image, several garments can be seen hanging disorderly on a rack. To her right, a dresser with a mirror also displays several clothes sticking out from its drawers in a disordered fashion. A few objects lay on top of the dresser, including a book. The background is a texture of reds and oranges that range in tone. The scene is lit from the top left. The image is inserted inside a line frame that is curved at the bottom corners. Above the image, and over white, the title, author's name and descriptions are displayed in black and red type.

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Unlike others

Unlike Others front cover. A brunette lays back on a black couch, holding a cigarette in her right hand. Her head is upright towards the left of the image, and her right arm is bent at the elbow, rested on the armrest of the couch. Her left arm stretches over her body, and her left leg is bent at the knee. Her hair is straight and reaches her nape at the back, with bangs that reach her eyebrows. She is wearing a light blue blouse with buttons on the front and cuffs, and blue slacks folded at the hem. She seems to be barefoot. Her face is at a three-quarter angle toward the right of the reader, and her eyes are directed at a blonde who sits on a golden-yellow cushion on a carpeted floor, leaned against the couch. The blonde's right arm is stretched over the seat of the couch, her hand hanging, palm-down and relaxed, from the edge. Her left elbow rests on the edge as well, hand hanging relaxed and towards the reader, and wearing a bracelet. her legs are partially crossed and she is barefoot. She is wearing a V-neck white sweater with long sleeves and adjusted to her waist, and pink slacks folded up at the hem. Her head and eyes are directed towards the back and her right as she looks directly into the brunette's eyes with a relaxed expression. Her hair is straight and flips up above her shoulder. To the left of the image, a black, plastic ashtray sits on the ground. A potted plant can be seen on the ground, behind the brunette's head. The scene is lit from the top right.
Jo is recovering from a broken heart but finds it hard to resist her new co-worker Betsy

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World without men (A)

A World without Men front cover. The cover art is made up of text and solid colour fields. The title is shown in large, white letters, distributed diagonally across the center of the cover. Below the title, and also diagonally distributed, more letters, in a different and smaller font but also white, name the author of the book. At the top left, and also in a different font, more small white letters hint on the topic of the story. At the very bottom, another set of white, small letters describes the story as the second in a series. There is also a logo at the top right, seemingly of the publishing house or division. The background is a solid green framed within a wide, white margin that matches the colour of the text.

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Dark side of Venus (The)

The Dark Side of Venus front cover. The silhouettes of two women's faces, one with short hair the other with long hair, occupy the bottom half of the space. The woman with short hair is in profile in the foreground, looking towards the right of the reader. The one with long hair is facing the reader and is in the background, to the left of the image, and seen from her chest up. Above them is a dark square background to the title and authors' names. The scene is lit from the back right.

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Strange path (The)

The Strange Path front cover. Two women appear facing the reader, to the right of the image. One, a blonde with long, curly hair wearing a light-blue negligee, is sitting on a bed, legs folded under her body as she gazes at the reader with half-shut eyes and mouth slightly open. Her right-hand plays with a lock of her hair over her chest, the weight of her body on her stretched left arm. The left strap of her negligee hangs over her elbow. The other woman, a brunette with short hair, stands behind her, to the right of the image and facing the reader at a three-quarter angle towards the left. She is dressed in a blue cardigan and what seem to be black pants. Her head is upright, and her gaze is directed downward toward the blonde as she rests her right hand on the blonde's right shoulder. Her left fingers touch the blonde's left shoulder. On the wall behind them, the lights and shadows of window panes are cast, as well as their own shadows, and the light reflected seems like that of morning sunshine.

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We too are drifting

We Too Are Drifting front cover. Two women occupy most of the visual space. One is standing on the left of the image, her back to the reader, and seen from her calves up. She has blond, short hair and is wearing a white and red-stripped male pajama top with the sleeves rolled up to her forearms. Her legs are slightly spread, shoulder-width. Her gaze is directed downward from her right shoulder toward another woman sitting behind her, a brunette with her hair tied in a bun, neck-high. She is wearing a black negligee and is sitting on her folded legs with hands together between her thighs. She seems to have her eyes closed and, like the other woman, has her face wrapped in a shadow. A beam of warm light illuminates them both partly from the right of the image.

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Of love forbidden

Of Love Forbidden front cover. A naked woman is sitting on the floor facing the viewer with arms and legs crossed, her chin resting on her right, bent knee. The background is a textured turquoise colour field, and the scene is lit from the top right in a hard light.
Paperback reprint of a pre-1950s lesbian-themed novel

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Journey to fulfillment

Journey to Fulfillment front cover. The cover art is made up of text and solid colour fields. The title is shown in large, green letters, distributed diagonally across the center of the cover. Below the title, and also diagonally distributed, more letters, in a different and smaller font but also green, name the author of the book. At the top left, and also in a different font, more small green letters hint on the topic of the story. At the very bottom, another set of green, small letters describes the story as the first in a series. There is also a logo at the top right, seemingly of the publishing house or imprint. The background is a solid peach framed within a wide, green margin that matches the colour of the text.