Grand avenue vs Light a Penny Candle: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Femmes, Female friendship, Domestic fiction, Women, Friendship, Romans

Cover of Grand avenue

Grand avenue Joy Fielding · 2001 ★★★★☆ 3.8 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Light a Penny Candle

Light a Penny Candle Maeve Binchy · 1970 ★★★★☆ 4.4 600 pages · ≈ 11 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Light a Penny Candle higher: 4.4 vs 3.8 from 299 votes.
Grand avenue is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 11 for Light a Penny Candle.

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