Esperanza vs Sanctuary: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Mothers and sons, Widows, Domestic fiction, Fiction

Cover of Esperanza

Esperanza Danielle Steel · 1652 ★★★★☆ 3.8 231 pages · ≈ 4 h 17 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sanctuary

Sanctuary Edith Wharton · 1903 ★★★★☆ 4.0 80 pages · ≈ 1 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Sanctuary is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Esperanza.
Sanctuary is the easier read (Challenging), Esperanza more demanding (Demanding).

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