Code Name Hélène vs The Mad Wife: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Romance
Code Name Hélène
It is 1936 and Nancy Wake is an intrepid Australian expat living in Paris who has bluffed her way into a reporting job for a Hearst newspaper when she meets the wealthy French industrialist Henri Fiocca. No sooner does…
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The Mad Wife
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Code Name Hélène highest: Code Name Hélène 4.4 · The Mad Wife 3.9.
- The Mad Wife is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for Code Name Hélène.
- The Mad Wife has the widest readership — 173928 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Code Name Hélène | The Mad Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (92101) | 3.9 (173928) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (30) | 3.7 (65) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1097) | 4.0 (489) |
Reception
| Code Name Hélène | The Mad Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 92101 | 173928 |
| Editions | 5 | — |
| Want to read | 192066 | — |
| Reading it now | 12700 | — |
| Written reviews | 9655 | — |
| Pages | 600 | 321 |