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1953
DESIREE
Annemarie Selinko

DESIREE

by Annemarie Selinko

William Morrow and Company · 1953

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

55

Weeks at #1

32

Chart History

#15101519531954

55 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, including 32 weeks at #1

Eugénie Désirée Clary records two love affairs in her diary, one with Napoleon, who jilted her for Josephine, and a second with General Bernadotte, who married her.

All Appearances

10NEWFebruary 1, 1953wk 1
7↑3February 8, 1953wk 2
4↑3February 15, 1953wk 3
3↑1February 22, 1953wk 4
2↑1March 1, 1953wk 5
1↑1March 8, 1953wk 6
1—March 15, 1953wk 7
1—March 22, 1953wk 8
1—March 29, 1953wk 9
1—April 5, 1953wk 10
1—April 12, 1953wk 11
1—April 19, 1953wk 12

Details

Published
1953
Pages
620
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Google rating
5.0(3)
Categories
Fiction

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