Astray

Emma Donoghue

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Similarity Score: 0.968

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Vanishing Maps

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Similarity Score: 0.967

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Similarity Score: 0.958

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Similarity Score: 0.955

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Similarity Score: 0.955

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The Veins of the Ocean

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Similarity Score: 0.955

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Similarity Score: 0.951

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Great Circle

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Similarity Score: 0.949

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Similarity Score: 0.945

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The Covenant of Water

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Similarity Score: 0.945

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Slave Old Man

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Similarity Score: 0.942

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Similarity Score: 0.942

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Similarity Score: 0.942

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The Unsettled

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Similarity Score: 0.939

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Similarity Score: 0.937

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Demon Copperhead

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Similarity Score: 0.936

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East of Eden

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Similarity Score: 0.936

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The Cave Dwellers

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Similarity Score: 0.932

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The Far Field

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Similarity Score: 0.931

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Salvage the Bones

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Similarity Score: 0.929

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Year of Wonders

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Similarity Score: 0.928

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Heat & Light

Jennifer Haigh

Similarity Score: 0.926

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The Winners

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Similarity Score: 0.923

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All the Pretty Horses

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Similarity Score: 0.922

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