City of gold vs London Belles: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War II, World War, Fiction
City of gold
"The pace of the story is compulsive . . . it is a real pleasure to be swallowed up in Deighton's description of wartime Cairo."—Daily TelegraphJanuary 1942. Rommel, the fabled "Desert Fox," has pushed back the British…
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London Belles
London Belles is a tale of four very different young women thrown together by war. Finding freedom and independence – as well as love, passion and heartbreak – for the very first time, a unique bond is formed as the…
The verdict
- Readers rate London Belles highest: London Belles 3.9 · City of gold 3.7.
- City of gold has the widest readership — 1221 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| City of gold | London Belles | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1221) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (27) |
Reception
| City of gold | London Belles | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1221 | 27 |
| Editions | 10 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 575 | — |
| Reading it now | 149 | — |
| Written reviews | 96 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 335 | — |
| Pages | 576 | — |