The Paris Wife
American novelist, born 1965.
The Paris Wife is a 2011 novel by Paula McLain.
On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Paula McLain
- First published
- 2011
- Length
- 416 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Love story
Is The Paris Wife worth reading?
2 of the 15 best-of lists it could have made include it: Goodreads Choice Awards: Fiction and Historical Fiction winners and Richard & Judy Book Club picks.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads Choice Awards: Fiction and Historical Fiction winners (Goodreads, 2009-) | Winner | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Paris Wife
The edition we link to is the Virago paperback (2012), 416 pages.
- Publisher
- Virago (paperback, 2012)
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN
- 9781844086689
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Paris Wife
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 21% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work