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1935
BUTTERFIELD 8
John O'Hara
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BUTTERFIELD 8

by John O'Hara

Harcourt, Brace · 1935

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Peak rank

#3

Weeks on list

7

Chart History

#1510151935
dashed = off the list

7 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #3

Set amid Manhattan's fast set in the early 1930s, Butterfield 8 is the tale of an abrupt and destructive sexual affair between a respectably married society man and a wild and tragically corrupted young girl, that tears both their lives apart.

All Appearances

6NEWOctober 28, 1935wk 1
5↑1November 4, 1935wk 2
3↑2November 11, 1935wk 3
4↓1November 18, 1935wk 4
5↓1November 25, 1935wk 5
7↓2December 2, 1935wk 6
7NEWDecember 16, 1935wk 7

Details

ISBN-13
9781853753190
ISBN-10
185375319X
Published
1935
Pages
288
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace
Categories
Adultery

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