Then and Now vs A Russian beauty and other stories — Which Should You Read First?

Both Then and Now and A Russian beauty and other stories are beloved by readers. Here is what RateYourReads readers say about both, plus similar books you might enjoy.

• The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington
• Works (Battle of Life / Cricket on the Hearth / Haunted House) by Charles Dickens
• Ojos de perro azul by Gabriel García Márquez
• The movements and habits of climbing plants by Charles Darwin
• Passage of arms by Eric Ambler
• Royal Assassin (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 2) by Robin Hobb
• 6 Rainier Drive by Debbie Macomber
• Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard by Alexandre Dumas