The Ladies Hall vs The Mad Wife: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Ladies Hall The Ladies Hall Vanessa Miller ★★★★☆ 4.3 385 pages · ≈ 7 h 08 m · Moderate

Three courageous women realize it will take their hearts, their minds, their friendship, and their education to make a mark on the world in the fight for equality. Oberlin College, 1884. Mary Church Terrell, Anna J.…

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Cover of The Mad Wife The Mad Wife Meagan Church ★★★★☆ 3.9 321 pages · ≈ 5 h 57 m · Moderate

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…

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The Ladies HallThe Mad Wife
Goodreads 4.3 (334) 3.9 (173928)
Hardcover 4.0 (1) 3.7 (65)
Apple Books — 4.0 (489)

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The Ladies HallThe Mad Wife
Ratings 334 173928
Want to read 14010 —
Reading it now 120 —
Written reviews 210 —
Pages 385 321

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