City of gold vs The Diplomat's Wife: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: World War II, World War, Spy Fiction, Fiction

Cover of City of gold

City of gold Len Deighton · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.7 576 pages · ≈ 10 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Diplomat's Wife

The Diplomat's Wife Pam Jenoff · 2008 ★★★★☆ 4.0 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Diplomat's Wife higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 20739 votes.
The Diplomat's Wife is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 10 for City of gold.

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