A Widow for One Year vs Rainbow's End: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Single mothers, Widows, Romance fiction, Fiction

Cover of A Widow for One Year

A Widow for One Year John Irving · 1998 ★★★★☆ 3.8 576 pages · ≈ 10 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Rainbow's End

Rainbow's End Irene Hannon · 2007 ★★★★☆ 3.9 251 pages · ≈ 4 h 39 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Rainbow's End is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 10 for A Widow for One Year.

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