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Lesbian fiction

Intelligent fiction containing interesting lesbian characters

Name	Web address	Description

Affinity	http://www.amazon.com/Affinity-Sarah-Waters/dp/1573228737

Mouths of Babes - Stella Duffy	http://www.amazon.com/Mouths-Babes-Stella-Duffy/dp/1852428570

Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit	http://www.amazon.com/Oranges-Are-Not-Only-Fruit/dp/0802135161	This was Jeanette Winterson's first book and the one that launched her as a talented writer. It's mostly autobiographical, focusing on Jeanette's unusual childhood, eccentric religious mother, and the chaos that is generated by her sexuality. Very funny

Fingersmith	http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fingersmith-Sarah-Waters/dp/1860498833/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198193023&sr=1-2	Fantastic plot, full of unexpected twists. Rich daughter falls in love with servant girl - set against a backdrop of 1800s London with country houses and sinister asylums.

The Night Watch	http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1844082466/ref=amb_link_20080065_?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1ME6T1DBEXKG3A3SYF6Z&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=114489291&pf_rd_i=275835	Set in 1940s London. Follows a set of characters through a series of difficult events, three of them gay. The novel is narrated in three chunks, in reverse chronological sequence. Full of realistic scenes, powerful descriptions - an interesting herstory.