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THE DOLLMAKER
Harriette Arnow
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THE DOLLMAKER

by Harriette Arnow

Macmillan · 1954

Peak rank

#4

Weeks on list

31

Debuted

May 1954

Chart History

#15101519541955
dashed = off the list

31 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #4

Gertie Nevels and her husband Clovis are untouched by city life until the outbreak of World War II. They are forced to abandon their Kentucky mountain home and travel to Detroit so that Clovis can participate in the war effort by repairing heavy machinery. Gertie's survival techniques are useless in an urban milieu. In spite of the debasing effect of city life, Gertie maintains her faith in her fellow beings.

All Appearances

13NEWMay 16, 1954wk 1
12↑1May 23, 1954wk 2
10↑2May 30, 1954wk 3
9↑1June 6, 1954wk 4
6↑3June 13, 1954wk 5
5↑1June 20, 1954wk 6
4↑1June 27, 1954wk 7
7↓3July 4, 1954wk 8
7July 18, 1954wk 10
6↑1July 25, 1954wk 11

Details

Published
1954
Pages
568
Publisher
Macmillan
Categories
American fiction

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