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The Marriage Portrait
New · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical

The Marriage Portrait

by Maggie O'Farrell
2022 · 355 pages · Fiction
41 New ★ 4.01 on Goodreads · 225K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2022). 4.01★ from 225K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

41Must-Read Score
  • Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
  • Readers57 out of 100 · counts 50%+32
  • Buzz26 out of 100 · counts 15%+5

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