The Mad Wife vs The Paris Affair: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Romance
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…
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The Paris Affair
Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong meets Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale in this moving and powerful novel about love, loss and the resilience of the human spirit.Scarred by his experiences in World War One, German doctor,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Paris Affair highest: The Paris Affair 4.4 · The Mad Wife 3.9.
- The Mad Wife has the widest readership — 173928 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Mad Wife | The Paris Affair | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (173928) | 4.4 (4161) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (65) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (489) | 4.5 (178) |
Reception
| The Mad Wife | The Paris Affair | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 173928 | 4161 |
| Want to read | — | 2363 |
| Reading it now | — | 1582 |
| Written reviews | — | 186 |
| Pages | 321 | 376 |