A Swirl of Shadows vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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A Swirl of Shadows
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A traumatic personal crisis has left Lady Arianna bedeviled by guilt and questioning whether she has lost her nerve. Saybrook and her circle of friends can’t seem to help rekindle her fire. Even a challenge from Lord…
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The Talleyrand Maxim
“Linford Pratt, senior clerk to Eldrick & Pascoe, solicitors, of Barford, a young man who earnestly desired to get on in life, by hook or by crook, with no objection whatever to crookedness, so long as it could be performed in safety and secrecy, had once during one of his periodical visit to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other unscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand, which”
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The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he…
The verdict
- Readers rate A Swirl of Shadows highest: A Swirl of Shadows 4.3 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| A Swirl of Shadows | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (80) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| A Swirl of Shadows | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 80 | 180 |
| Editions | — | 115 |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Pages | — | 195 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Swirl of Shadows or The Talleyrand Maxim?
A Swirl of Shadows has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Swirl of Shadows 4.3/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).