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24 alternatives to Tipping the Velvet

A saucy, sensuous and multi-layered historical romance

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tipping the Velvet launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Modern Romance▲92

   The pleasures and perils of modern relationships

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Art of Seduction▲77

   Learn to mesmerize

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Door▲70

   The relationship between two very different women

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hustle▲71

   A new book about hustling

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Glamour of Grammar▲67

   A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   She Comes First▲73

   The thinking man's guide to pleasuring a woman

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Eleanor: A Novel▲72

   A mix of ghost story, time travel and dream worlds.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   What Women Want▲67

   The science of female shopping

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Sense of Style▲66

   The thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    On Writing Well▲69

    Classic on How to write Non-Friction

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Sense of Style▲82

    Great book on how to write

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Letters to My Love▲61

    A paper time capsule for your sweetheart

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    A Gap in Time▲54

    Jeanette Winterson’s retelling of Shakespeares Winter’s Tale

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mastermind Dinners▲77

    How to create and cultivate meaningful relationships

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Miss Rumphius▲60

    A woman who wants to make the world more beautiful

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Soppy▲68

    True love isn’t always about the big romantic gestures

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Delivering Happiness▲92

    Seeking happiness and making people happy

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Medieval Graffiti▲70

    The lost voices of England's churches

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Count of Monte Cristo▲69

    "On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Right Sort: a Twitter Fiction ▲53

    Booker Prize nom. author David Mitchell writes for twitter

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Crucial Conversations▲56

    Tools for talking when stakes are high

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Push the Button▲54

    A sensual, ethical, true-to-life portrayal of BDSM

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →