The Book of Lost Names vs The Winemaker's Wife: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Book of Lost Names The Book of Lost Names Kristin Harmel · 2020 ★★★★☆ 4.5 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate

Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books when her eyes lock on a photograph in the New York Times. She freezes; it’s an image of a book she hasn’t seen in more than sixty years—a book…

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Cover of The Winemaker's Wife The Winemaker's Wife Kristin Harmel · 2019 ★★★★☆ 4.5 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate

"Champagne, 1940: Inès has just married Michel, the owner of storied champagne house Maison Chauveau, when the Germans invade. As the danger mounts, Michel turns his back on his marriage to begin hiding munitions for…

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The Book of Lost NamesThe Winemaker's Wife
Goodreads 4.3 (21) —
Hardcover 4.1 (106) 3.8 (21)
Apple Books 4.5 (2845) 4.5 (1587)

Reception

The Book of Lost NamesThe Winemaker's Wife
Ratings 2845 1587
Editions 8 6
Want to read 50 —
Pages 400 400

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