The Lies They Told vs The Mad Wife: Which Should You Read?
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Side by side
The Lies They Told
In rural 1930s Virginia, a young immigrant mother fights for her dignity and those she loves against America’s rising eugenics movement – when widespread support for policies of prejudice drove imprisonment and forced…
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The Mad Wife
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…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Lies They Told highest: The Lies They Told 4.4 · The Mad Wife 3.9.
- The Mad Wife has the widest readership — 173928 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Lies They Told | The Mad Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (173928) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (10) | 3.7 (65) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (138) | 4.0 (489) |
Reception
| The Lies They Told | The Mad Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 138 | 173928 |
| Pages | 417 | 321 |