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The paying guests cover
The paying guests
Sarah Waters · 2014
Both explore secrets & forbidden love
60% genome match
The last nude cover
The last nude
Ellis Avery · 2011
Both explore forbidden love
63% genome match
Last Night at the Telegraph Club cover
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo · 2021
Both explore forbidden love & community
58% genome match
My policeman cover
My policeman
Bethan Roberts · 2012
Both explore forbidden love
68% genome match
Pulp cover
Pulp
Robin Talley · 2018
Both explore forbidden love
55% genome match
Swimming in the Dark cover
Swimming in the Dark
Tomasz Jedrowski · 2020
Both explore forbidden love
69% genome match
Alias Grace cover
Alias Grace
Margaret Atwood · 1996
Same historical feel
48% genome match
Den ärliga bedragaren cover
Den ärliga bedragaren
Tove Jansson · 1982
Adjacent in the genome
55% genome match
I Can't Think Straight cover
I Can't Think Straight
Shamim Sarif · 2008
Both explore forbidden love
52% genome match
Rebecca cover
Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier · 1938
Both explore secrets
47% genome match
Small Things Like These cover
Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan
Both explore community & secrets
64% genome match
Norwegian Wood cover
Norwegian Wood
村上春樹 · 1987
Same romance feel
61% genome match

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